Temptations and Trespasses (Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)
1 RV And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come: but woe unto 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 RV It were well for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather 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 RV Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. BSB BSB: Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 RV And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt 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 RV And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. BSB BSB: The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6 RV And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it would have obeyed 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 RV But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and 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 RV and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward 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 RV Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded? BSB BSB: Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?
10 RV Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty 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 RV And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing 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 RV And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: BSB BSB: As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
13 RV and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. BSB BSB: and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 RV And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, 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 RV And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned 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 RV and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. BSB BSB: He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
17 RV And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine? BSB BSB: “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?
18 RV Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger? BSB BSB: Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 RV And he said unto him, Arise, and go thy way: 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 RV And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, 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 RV neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, 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 RV And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye 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 RV And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow 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 RV for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part 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 RV But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. BSB BSB: But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 RV And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even 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 RV They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that 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 RV Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; BSB BSB: It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
29 RV but in the day that Lot went out from 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 RV after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. BSB BSB: It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31 RV In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise 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 RV Remember Lot’s wife. BSB BSB: Remember Lot’s wife!
33 RV Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. BSB BSB: Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34 RV I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on 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 RV There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. BSB BSB: Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”
37 RV And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is , 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.”