# Luke 17

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come!</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6. And the Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">If ye had 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 obey you.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">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;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And it came to pass, as they were on the way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.</span> 14. And when he saw them, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God;</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.</span> 17. And Jesus answering said, <span class="rl-speech">Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?</span> 19. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Arise, and go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.</span> 20. And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, <span class="rl-speech">The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.</span> 22. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">In that day, he that 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.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Remember Lot's wife.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.</span> 37. And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.</span> (Luke 17:1-37, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. He said to the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come!</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”</span> 5. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6. The Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">“If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”</span> 14. When he saw them, he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Go and show yourselves to the priests.”</span> As they went, they were cleansed. 15. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. 16. He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. 17. Jesus answered, <span class="rl-speech">“Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?”</span> 19. Then he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”</span> 20. Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”</span> 22. He said to the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow after them,</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Remember Lot’s wife!</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left.”</span> 37. They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together.”</span> (Luke 17:1-37, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2. It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5. And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6. And the Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:</span> 13. And they lifted up their voices, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.</span> 14. And when he saw them, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.</span> 17. And Jesus answering said, <span class="rl-speech">Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.</span> 19. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.</span> 20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, <span class="rl-speech">The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: <sup>with: or, with outward shew</sup></span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. <sup>within you: or, among you</sup></span> 22. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Remember Lot's wife.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. <sup>this verse is not found in most of the Greek copies</sup></span> 37. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.</span> (Luke 17:1-37, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">'It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but woe [to him] through whom they come;</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">'Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'</span> 5. And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;' 6. and the Lord said, <span class="rl-speech">'If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would have said to this sycamine, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">'But, who is he of you, having a servant ploughing or feeding, who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">but will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'So also ye, when ye may have done all the things directed you, say, We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do, we have done.'</span> 11. And it came to pass, in his going on to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee, 12. and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off, 13. and they lifted up the voice, saying, 'Jesus, master, deal kindly with us;' 14. and having seen [them], he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Having gone on, shew yourselves to the priests;'</span> and it came to pass, in their going, they were cleansed, 15. and one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God, 16. and he fell upon [his] face at his feet, giving thanks to him, and he was a Samaritan. 17. And Jesus answering said, <span class="rl-speech">'Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine, where?</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'</span> 19. and he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'</span> 20. And having been questioned by the Pharisees, when the reign of God doth come, he answered them, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'The reign of God doth not come with observation;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">nor shall they say, Lo, here; or lo, there; for lo, the reign of God is within you.'</span> 22. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">'Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold [it];</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">for as the lightning that is lightening out of the one [part] under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">and first it behoveth him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">'And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man;</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed all;</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">and on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed all.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">'According to these things it shall be, in the day the Son of Man is revealed;</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">remember the wife of Lot.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever may lose it, shall preserve it.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">'I say to you, In that night, there shall be two men on one couch, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'</span> 37. And they answering say to him, 'Where, sir?' and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Where the body [is], there will the eagles be gathered together.'</span> (Luke 17:1-37, YLT)

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## Theological reading

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## Key words

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Addressee of Gratitude](/codex/argument-from-the-addressee-of-gratitude/), via [Luke 17.11-19](/codex/luke-17-11-19/)
- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Mustard Seed Smallest Seed Objection Defeater](/codex/mustard-seed-smallest-seed-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 17.6](/codex/luke-17-6/)
- [Nag Hammadi Suppressed Gospels Objection Defeater](/codex/nag-hammadi-suppressed-gospels-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 17.20-21](/codex/luke-17-20-21/), [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Sodom and Gomorrah Objection Defeater](/codex/sodom-and-gomorrah-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 17.29-30](/codex/luke-17-29-30/), [Luke 17.32](/codex/luke-17-32/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Luke 17.29-32](/codex/luke-17-29-32/), [Luke 17.32](/codex/luke-17-32/)
- [Biblical Forgiveness](/codex/biblical-forgiveness/), via [Luke 17.3](/codex/luke-17-3/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Genesis Flood](/codex/genesis-flood/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Kingdom of God](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Lesson 4.5, Comparative Religion Engagement](/codex/lesson-4-5-comparative-religion-engagement/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Lord's Prayer](/codex/lords-prayer/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Luke 17.11-19](/codex/luke-17-11-19/)
- [Spiritual But Not Religious](/codex/spiritual-but-not-religious/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

**People:**

- [Elisha](/codex/elisha/), via [Luke 17.11-19](/codex/luke-17-11-19/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/), via [Luke 17.3-4](/codex/luke-17-3-4/)
- [G1656 - eleos](/codex/g1656-eleos/), via [Luke 17.13](/codex/luke-17-13/)
- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/), via [Luke 17.19](/codex/luke-17-19/)
- [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

**Guides:**

- [04 Defeating Objections](/codex/04-defeating-objections/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.