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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 17

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Chapter 17 of Luke—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Then he said to his disciples: “It is unavoidable that causes for stumbling should come.1 Nevertheless, woe to the one through whom they come!2
  2. It would be of more advantage to him if a millstone were suspended from his neck and he were thrown into the sea3 than for him to stumble one of these little ones.4
  3. Pay attention to yourselves. If your brother commits a sin give him a rebuke,5 and if he repents forgive him.6
  4. Even if he sins seven times a day against you and he comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”7
  5. ¶ Now the apostles said to the Lord:[a] “Give us more faith.”8
  6. Then the Lord said: “If YOU had faith the size of a mustard grain, YOU would say to this black mulberry tree,[b] ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea!’ and it would obey YOU.9
  7. ¶ “Who of YOU is there that has a slave plowing or minding the flock who will say to him when he gets in from the field, ‘Come here at once and recline at the table’?
  8. Rather, will he not say to him, ‘Get something ready for me to have my evening meal, and put on an apron and minister to me until I am through eating and drinking, and afterward you can eat and drink’?
  9. He will not feel gratitude to the slave because he did the things assigned, will he?
  10. So YOU, also, when YOU have done all the things assigned to YOU, say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves.10 What we have done is what we ought to have done.’”
  11. ¶ And while he was going to Jerusalem he was passing through the midst of Sa·marʹi·a and Galʹi·lee.11
  12. And as he was entering into a certain village ten leprous12 men met him, but they stood up afar off.
  13. And they raised their voices and said: “Jesus, Instructor, have mercy13 on us!”
  14. And when he got sight of them he said to them: “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”14 Then as they were going off their cleansing occurred.15
  15. One of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, glorifying16 God with a loud voice.
  16. And he fell upon his face at [Jesus’][c] feet,17 thanking him; furthermore, he was a Sa·marʹi·tan.18
  17. In reply Jesus said: “The ten were cleansed, were they not? Where, then, are the other nine?
  18. Were none found that turned back to give glory to God but this man of another nation?”
  19. And he said to him: “Rise and be on your way; your faith has made you well.”[d]19
  20. ¶ But on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming,20 he answered them and said: “The kingdom of God is not coming with striking observableness,
  21. neither will people be saying, ‘See here!’ or, ‘There!’21 For, look! the kingdom of God is in YOUR midst.”[e]22
  22. ¶ 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].23
  23. And people will say to YOU, ‘See there!’ or, ‘See here!’24 Do not go out or chase after [them].25
  24. For even as the lightning,26 by its flashing, shines from one part under heaven to another part under heaven, so the Son of man27 will be.
  25. First, however, he must undergo many sufferings and be rejected by this generation.28
  26. Moreover, just as it occurred in the days of Noah,29 so it will be also in the days of the Son of man:30
  27. they were eating, they were drinking, men were marrying, women were being given in marriage, until that day when Noah entered into the ark, and the flood[f] arrived and destroyed them all.31
  28. Likewise, just as it occurred in the days of Lot:32 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 came out of Sodʹom it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.33
  30. The same way it will be on that day when the Son of man is to be revealed.34
  31. ¶ “On that day let the person that is on the housetop but whose movable things are in the house not come down to pick these up, and the person out in the field, let him likewise not return to the things behind.
  32. REMEMBER the wife of Lot.35
  33. Whoever seeks to keep his soul[g] safe for himself will lose it, but whoever loses it will preserve it alive.36
  34. I tell YOU, In that night two [men] will be in one bed; the one will be taken along, but the other will be abandoned.37
  35. There will be two [women] grinding at the same mill; the one will be taken along, but the other will be abandoned.”38
  36. [h] ——
  37. So in response they said to him: “Where, Lord?”[i] He said to them: “Where the body is,39 there also the eagles will be gathered together.”40

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “Master.”
  2. ^ Or, “this syc­a­mine tree.”
  3. ^ Lit., “his.”
  4. ^ Or, “has saved you.”
  5. ^ Or, “is among you.”
  6. ^ Or, “deluge; cataclysm.” Gr., ka·ta·kly·smosʹ; Lat., di·luʹvi·um; J17,18,22(Heb.), ham·mab·bulʹ, “the deluge.”
  7. ^ Or, “life.” Gr., psy·khenʹ; J17,18,22(Heb.), naph·shohʹ (from neʹphesh).
  8. ^ P75אABW omit; DVgSyc,h,p,s, “Two men will be in the field; one will be taken along, and the other will be abandoned.”
  9. ^ Or, “Master.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Co 11:19
  2. ^ Mt 26:24; Jd 11; Re 2:14
  3. ^ Re 18:21
  4. ^ Mt 18:6; Mr 9:42
  5. ^ Pr 17:10; Mr 8:33
  6. ^ Le 19:17; Pr 19:11; Mt 18:15
  7. ^ Is 55:7; Mt 6:12; 18:22; Col 3:13; 1Pe 4:8
  8. ^ Mr 9:24; Eph 2:8; Heb 12:2
  9. ^ Mt 17:20; 21:21; Mr 9:23; 11:23
  10. ^ Jb 22:3; Ps 16:2; Ro 3:12; 11:35; 1Co 9:16
  11. ^ Lu 9:51; Jn 4:4
  12. ^ Le 13:46; Mt 8:2
  13. ^ Mt 9:27; 20:30
  14. ^ Le 13:2, 49; 14:2; De 24:8; Mt 8:4; Lu 5:14
  15. ^ 2Ki 5:14
  16. ^ Ps 50:15; 103:1
  17. ^ Mt 8:2
  18. ^ 2Ki 17:24; Jn 4:9
  19. ^ Mt 9:22; Mr 5:34; Lu 7:50
  20. ^ Mt 24:3
  21. ^ Mt 24:23; Mr 13:21
  22. ^ Mt 12:28; 21:5
  23. ^ Mt 9:15; Lu 5:35; Jn 8:56
  24. ^ Mt 24:23; Mr 13:21; Lu 21:8
  25. ^ 1Jo 4:1
  26. ^ Mt 24:27
  27. ^ Da 7:13
  28. ^ Mr 8:31; 9:31; Lu 9:22
  29. ^ Ge 6:5
  30. ^ Mt 24:37
  31. ^ Ge 7:7; Mt 24:38
  32. ^ Ge 19:15
  33. ^ Ge 19:24
  34. ^ Mt 24:30; Mr 13:26; 1Co 1:7; Col 3:4; 2Th 1:7; 2:8; Re 1:7
  35. ^ Ge 19:26
  36. ^ Mt 10:39; 16:25; Mr 8:35; Lu 9:24; Jn 12:25
  37. ^ Mt 24:40
  38. ^ Mt 24:41
  39. ^ Jb 39:30
  40. ^ Mt 24:28

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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