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1 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
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Jesus said to his disciples, "Things that cause people to trip and fall into sin must happen, but how terrible it is for the person through whom they happen.
2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
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It would be better for them to be thrown into a lake with a large stone hung around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to trip and fall into sin.
3 Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,
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Watch yourselves! If your brother or sister sins, warn them to stop. If they change their hearts and lives, forgive them.
4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent, ’ you must forgive him. ”
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Even if someone sins against you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times and says, ‘I am changing my ways,' you must forgive that person."
5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith! ”
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The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea, ’ and it would obey you.
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The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
7 “Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?
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"Would any of you say to your servant, who had just come in from the field after plowing or tending sheep, ‘Come! Sit down for dinner'?
8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?
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Wouldn't you say instead, ‘Fix my dinner. Put on the clothes of a table servant and wait on me while I eat and drink. After that, you can eat and drink'?
9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
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You won't thank the servant because the servant did what you asked, will you?
10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty. ’”
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In the same way, when you have done everything required of you, you should say, ‘We servants deserve no special praise. We have only done our duty.'"
11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.
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On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
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As he entered a village, ten men with skin diseases approached him. Keeping their distance from him,
13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. ”
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they raised their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, show us mercy!"
14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests. ”And as they went they were cleansed.
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When Jesus saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." As they left, they were cleansed.
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
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One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned and praised God with a loud voice.
16 and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
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He fell on his face at Jesus' feet and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
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Jesus replied, "Weren't ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner? ”
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No one returned to praise God except this foreigner?"
19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well. ”
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Then Jesus said to him, "Get up and go. Your faith has healed you."
20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,
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Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom was coming. He replied, "God's kingdom isn't coming with signs that are easily noticed.
21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is! ’ or ‘There! ’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you. ”
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Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is!' or ‘There it is!' Don't you see? God's kingdom is already among you."
22 And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
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Then Jesus said to the disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Human One, and you won't see it.
23 And they will say to you, ‘Look, there! ’ or ‘Look, here! ’ Do not go out or follow them.
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People will say to you, ‘Look there!' or ‘Look here!' Don't leave or go chasing after them.
24 For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
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The Human One will appear on his day in the same way that a flash of lightning lights up the sky from one end to the other.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
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However, first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
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"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be during the days of the Human One.
27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
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People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,
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Likewise in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building.
29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—
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But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
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That's the way it will be on the day the Human One is revealed.
31 On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.
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On that day, those on the roof, whose possessions are in the house, shouldn't come down to grab them. Likewise, those in the field shouldn't turn back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife.
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Remember Lot's wife!
33 Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.
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Whoever tries to preserve their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life will preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.
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I tell you, on that night two people will be in the same bed: one will be taken and the other left.
35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left. ”
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Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left."
37 And they said to him, “Where, Lord? ” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. ”
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The disciples asked, "Where, Lord?" Jesus said, "The vultures gather wherever there's a dead body."
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