Temptations and Trespasses (Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)
1 ULT Then he said to his disciples,“It is impossible for stumbling blocks not to come, but woe{ to the one} 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 ULT It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. 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 ULT Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. BSB BSB: Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 ULT And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns to you, saying,‘I repent,’ you will 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 ULT And the apostles said to the Lord,“Increase faith to us.” BSB BSB: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 ULT So the Lord said,“If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree,‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would listen to 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 ULT But which of you{ is it}, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, who will say to him, having come in from the field,‘Come immediately{ and} recline to eat’? 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 ULT Instead, will he not say to him,‘Prepare something I may eat and, girding yourself, serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will 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 ULT He does not have gratitude to the servant because he did the things commanded, does he? BSB BSB: Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 ULT Thus also you, when you have done all the things commanded to you, say,‘We are worthless servants. We have done what 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 ULT And it happened in the journeying to Jerusalem that he was passing through between Samaria and Galilee. BSB BSB: While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
12 ULT And{ as} he entered into a certain village, ten leprous men, who stood at a distance met{ him} BSB BSB: As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 ULT and they 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 ULT And having seen{ them}, he said to them,“Go show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they went away, they were cleansed. 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 ULT Then one of them, having seen that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice. BSB BSB: When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 ULT And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan. BSB BSB: He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 ULT Then answering, Jesus said,“Were not ten cleansed? But where{ are} the nine? BSB BSB: “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 ULT Were they not found returning to give glory to God except this foreigner?” BSB BSB: Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 ULT And he said to him,“Rise up,{ and} go. Your faith has saved you.” 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 ULT And having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said,“The kingdom of God is not coming 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 ULT Neither will they say,‘Behold, here!’ or‘There!’ For behold, 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 ULT Then he said to the disciples,“Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will 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 ULT And they will say to you,‘Behold, there!’ or‘Behold, here!’ Do not go out or run after 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 ULT for just as the lightning flashing from a{ place} under the sky shines to a place under the sky, thus will be the Son of Man. 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 ULT But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and to be rejected by this generation. BSB BSB: But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 ULT And just as it happened in the days of Noah, thus it will 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 ULT They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage— until that day Noah 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 ULT Likewise, just as it happened in the days of Lot— they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building. BSB BSB: It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 ULT But in the day Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur 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 ULT It will be according to these things in the day the Son of Man is revealed. BSB BSB: It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 ULT In that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them; and the one in the field, likewise let him not turn back to the things behind. 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 ULT Remember the wife of Lot. BSB BSB: Remember Lot’s wife!
33 ULT Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, but whoever will lose{ it} will preserve it. BSB BSB: Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 ULT I say to you, in that night there will be two in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will 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 ULT There will be two grinding in the same{ place}. The one will be taken, but the other will be left.” BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
36 ULT Two in a field; one will be taken and the other will be left. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
37 ULT And answering, they say to him,“Where, Lord?” So he said to them,“Where the body{ is}, there also the vultures will be gathered together.” BSB BSB: “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”