Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service

¹ And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!

² It would be better for him if ⌞a millstone⌟¹ is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.

1. Literally “a stone belonging to a mill”

³ “Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

⁴ And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

⁵ And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

⁶ So the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

⁷ “And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding sheep¹ who comes in from the field will say to him, ‘Come here at once and² recline at the table’?

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come here”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁸ Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink.’

⁹ He will not ⌞be grateful⌟¹ to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?²

1. Literally “have gratitude”
2. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated by “will he”

¹⁰ Thus you also, when you have done all the ⌞things you were ordered to do⌟,¹ say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.’ ”

1. Literally “things that were ordered to you”

Ten Lepers Cleansed

¹¹ And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through ⌞the region between⌟¹ Samaria and Galilee.

1. Literally “through the midst”

¹² And as¹ he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him²³—lepers, who stood at a distance.

1. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was entering”)
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. Some manuscripts explicitly state “him”

¹³ And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

¹⁴ And when he¹ saw them² he said to them, “Go and³ show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁵ But one of them, when he¹ saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

¹⁶ And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan.

¹⁷ So Jesus answered and¹ said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine?

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁸ Was no one found to turn back and¹ give praise to God except this foreigner?”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“turn back”) has been translated as an infinitive

¹⁹ And he said to him, “Get up and¹ go your way. Your faith has saved you.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“get up”) has been translated as a finite verb

The Coming of the Kingdom of God

²⁰ Now when he¹ was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with ⌞things that can be observed⌟,²

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was asked”) which is understood as temporal
2. Literally “observation”

²¹ nor will they say, ‘Behold, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

The Coming of the Son of Man

²² And he said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.¹

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

²³ And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ ‘Behold, here!’¹ Do not go out or run after them!²

1. Some manuscripts have “ ‘Behold, there!’ or ‘Behold, here!’ ”
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

²⁴ For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from one place under heaven to another place under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

²⁵ But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.

²⁶ And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man—

²⁷ they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

²⁸ Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building.

²⁹ But on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.

³⁰ It will be ⌞just the same⌟¹ on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

1. Literally “according to the same”

³¹ On that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods are in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back

³² Remember Lot’s wife!

³³ Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it¹ will keep it.

1. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

³⁴ I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.

³⁵ There will be two women¹ grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.”²

1. *Here “women” is supplied because the form (“two”) is feminine gender in Greek
2. A few manuscripts add v. 36 (with some variations): “There will be two in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”

³⁷ And they answered and¹ said to him, “Where, Lord?” So he said to them, “Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb