Temptations and Trespasses (Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)
1 DRA And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come. BSB BSB: Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
2 DRA It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones. BSB BSB: It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
3 DRA Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. BSB BSB: Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 DRA And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him. BSB BSB: Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
The Power of Faith (Matthew 17:19–20)
5 DRA And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. BSB BSB: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 DRA And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you. BSB BSB: And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
7 DRA But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat: BSB BSB: Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8 DRA And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink? BSB BSB: Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
9 DRA Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him? BSB BSB: Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 DRA I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do. BSB BSB: So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
The Ten Lepers (2 Kings 5:1–14)
11 DRA And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. BSB BSB: While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
12 DRA And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off; BSB BSB: As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 DRA And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us. BSB BSB: and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 DRA Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
15 DRA And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God. BSB BSB: When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 DRA And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan. BSB BSB: He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 DRA And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine? BSB BSB: “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 DRA There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. BSB BSB: Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 DRA And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
The Coming of the Kingdom (Genesis 19:24–29)
20 DRA And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: BSB BSB: When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
21 DRA Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you. BSB BSB: Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
22 DRA And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it. BSB BSB: Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
23 DRA And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them: BSB BSB: People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24 DRA For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day. BSB BSB: For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
25 DRA But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. BSB BSB: But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 DRA And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. BSB BSB: Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
27 DRA They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all. BSB BSB: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 DRA Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built. BSB BSB: It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 DRA And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. BSB BSB: But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 DRA Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed. BSB BSB: It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 DRA In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back. BSB BSB: On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
32 DRA Remember Lot’s wife. BSB BSB: Remember Lot’s wife!
33 DRA Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it. BSB BSB: Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 DRA I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. BSB BSB: I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
35 DRA Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left: two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be keft. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
36 DRA They answering, say to him: Where, Lord? BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
37 DRA Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together. BSB BSB: “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”