2 17:5And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. 17:6And the Lord said, If you had a faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this sycamore tree, Be taken up by the roots and planted in the sea, and it would obey you. 17:7But which of you having a servant plowing, or keeping sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, Come immediately and sit down? 17:8but will he not say to him, Prepare something that I may take supper, and gird yourself and wait on me till I eat and drink, and after that do you eat and drink? 17:9Does he thank the servant because he did the things commanded him? 17:10So also you, when you have done all things commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; what we owed the doing of; we have done.
3 17:11And he was going to Jerusalem, and he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 17:12And coming to a certain village, ten lepers met him, who stood afar off. 17:13And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 17:14And seeing them, he said, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they were going they were cleansed. 17:15And one of them seeing that he was cured, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice, 17:16and fell on his face at his feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17:17And Jesus answered and said to him, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 17:18There are not found returning to give glory to God any but this stranger. 17:19And he said to him, Arise and go; your faith has cured you.
4 17:20And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation; 17:21neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 17:22And he said to the disciples, The days will come when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it. 17:23And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them. 17:24For as the lightning flashing from one part under heaven shines to another part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day. 17:25But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. 17:26And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 17:27They eat, they drank, they married, they were married, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. 17:28In like manner also as it was in the days of Lot; they eat, drank, bought, sold, planted, built; 17:29but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed all; 17:30so shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
5 17:31In that day let not him that shall be on the house, and his furniture in the house, come down to take it away; and in like manner let not him in the field turn back for things which are behind; 17:32remember Lot's wife. 17:33Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose shall save it. 17:34I tell you, on that night two shall be on one bed; one shall be taken and the other left; 17:35two shall be grinding together; one shall be taken and the other left. 17:37And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST JUDGE, INFANTS, AND THE WAY OF SALVATION.
1 18:1AND he spoke also a parable to them, that men ought to pray at all times, and not to faint; 18:2saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man. 18:3And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Give me judgment against my adversary. 18:4And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, Though I fear not God and regard not man, 18:5yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming. 18:6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. 18:7And will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them? 18:8I tell you, he will execute their judgment speedily. But when the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?
2 18:9And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 18:10Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 18:11The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican; 18:12I fast twice a week; I tithe all I acquire. 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God, be propitious to me a sinner. 18:14I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
3 18:15And they brought him also infants, that he should touch them; and the disciples seeing it reproved them. 18:16But Jesus calling them, said, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. 18:17I tell you truly, that whoever receives not the kingdom of God as a little child, shall by no means enter into it.
4 18:18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 18:19And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, God. 18:20You know the commandments; You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not testify falsely, Honor your father and your mother. 18:21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth. 18:22And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me. 18:23And when he heard these things he was sad; for he was very rich. 18:24And Jesus seeing him, said, With what difficulty do those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 18:25It is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 18:26And those hearing him, said, And who can be saved? 18:27And he said, Things impossible with man are possible with God.