Berean Standard Bible

Luke 17

(Matthew 18:6–9; Mark 9:42–48)

1δὲdeG1161JesussaidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “It isἐστινestinG1510inevitableἀνένδεκτόν μὴanendekton mēG418 G3361thatτοῦtouG3588τὰtaG3588stumbling blocksσκάνδαλαskandalaG4625will comeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064,butπλὴνplēnG4133woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to the onethroughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739they comeἔρχεται.erchetaiG2064!

2It would be betterλυσιτελεῖlusiteleiG3081for himαὐτῷautōG846to haveεἰeiG1487a millstoneλίθος μυλικὸςlithos mulikosG3037 G3457hungπερίκειταιperikeitaiG4029aroundπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137andκαὶkaiG2532to be thrownἔρριπταιerriptaiG4496intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281thanἢēG2228to causeἵναinaG2443oneἕνα.henaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesto stumbleσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624.

3WatchπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.IfἐὰνeanG1437yourσου,souG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80sinsἁμάρτῃhamartēG264,rebukeἐπιτίμησονepitimēsonG2008himαὐτῷ·autōG846;andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437he repentsμετανοήσῃ,metanoēsēG3340,forgiveἄφεςaphesG863himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

4EvenκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437he sinsἁμαρτήσῃhamartēsēG264againstεἰςeisG1519youσὲseG4771seven timesἑπτάκιςheptakisG2034in aτῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532seven timesἑπτάκιςheptakisG2034returnsἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς σὲepistrepsē pros seG1994 G4314 G4771to sayλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘I repentμετανοῶ,metanoōG3340,’you must forgiveἀφήσειςaphēseisG863himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.”

The Power of Faith

(Matthew 17:19–20)

5ΚαὶKaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652saidεἶπανeipanG2036to theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962, “IncreaseπρόσθεςprosthesG4369ourG1473faithπίστιν.pistinG4102!”

6AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962answeredG2036, “IfεἰeiG1487you haveἔχετεecheteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102the sizeὡςhōsG5613of a mustard seedκόκκον σινάπεως,kokkon sinapeōsG2848 G4615,you can sayἂνanG302 G2036to thisταύτῃ·tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588mulberry treeσυκαμίνῳsukaminōG4807, ‘Be uprootedἐκριζώθητιekrizōthētiG1610andκαὶkaiG2532plantedφυτεύθητιphuteuthētiG5452inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,’andκαὶkaiG2532it will obeyὑπήκουσεν ἂνhupēkousen anG302 G5219youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

7δὲdeG1161WhichΤίςTisG5101ofἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771whoseἔχωνechōnG2192servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401ὃςhosG3739comes inεἰσελθόντιeiselthontiG1525fromἐκekG1537plowingἀροτριῶνταarotriōntaG722orἢēG2228shepherdingποιμαίνοντα,poimainontaG4165in theτοῦtouG3588fieldἀγροῦagrouG68will sayG2046to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘ComeπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112andsit down to eatἀνάπεσε;anapeseG377’?

8Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,won’t he tellοὐχὶouchiG3780 G2046himαὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘PrepareἑτοίμασονhetoimasonG2090my mealτί δειπνήσω,ti deipnēsōG5101 G1172andκαὶkaiG2532dress yourselfπεριζωσάμενοςperizōsamenosG4024to serveδιακόνειdiakoneiG1247meG1473whileἕωςhe'ōsG2193I eatφάγωphagōG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίω,piōG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532afterwardμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326 G3778youσύ;suG4771may eatφάγεσαιphagesaiG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίεσαιpiesaiG4095’?

9Does heμὴ ἔχειmē echeiG2192 G3361thankχάρινcharinG5485theτῷtōG3588servantδούλῳdoulōG1401becauseὅτιhotiG3754he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whatτὰtaG3588he was toldδιαταχθένταdiatachthentaG1299?

10SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you have doneποιήσητεpoiēsēteG4160everythingπάντα τὰpanta taG3956 G3588commandedδιαταχθένταdiatachthentaG1299of youὑμῖν,huminG4771,should sayλέγετεlegeteG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘We areἐσμεν·esmenG1510unworthyἀχρεῖοίachreioiG888servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401;we have only doneποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160our dutyὃ ὠφείλομεν πεποιήκαμεν.¶ho ōpheilomen pepoiēkamenG3739 G3784 G4160.’”

The Ten Lepers

(2 Kings 5:1–14)

11WhileΚαὶ ἐγένετοKai egenetoG2532 G1096Jesuswas on His wayἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαιen tō poreuesthaiG1722 G3588 G4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419καὶkaiG2532,HeαὐτὸςautosG846was passingδιήρχετοdiērchetoG1330betweenδιὰ μέσονdia mesonG1223 G3319SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540andκαὶkaiG2532GalileeΓαλιλαίας.GalilaiasG1056.

12AsκαὶkaiG2532HeαὐτοῦautouG846enteredεἰσερχομένου εἴςeiserchomenou eisG1525 G1519one ofτιναtinaG5100thevillagesκώμηνkōmēnG2968,HeαὐτῷautōG846was metἀπήντησανapēntēsanG528by tenδέκαdekaG1176lepersλεπροὶ ἄνδρες,leproi andresG3015 G435. TheyοἳhoiG3739stoodἔστησανestēsanG2476at a distanceπόρρωθεν.porrōthenG4207

13andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοὶautoiG846raisedἦρανēranG142theirvoicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,shoutingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,have mercy onἐλέησονeleēsonG1653usG1473!”

14When Jesus sawΚαὶKaiG2532 G3708them,He saidεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198,showἐπιδείξατεepideixateG1925yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to theτοῖςtoisG3588priestsἱερεῦσιν.hi'ereusinG2409.”AndκαὶkaiG2532asἐγένετο ἐνegeneto enG1096 G1722theyαὐτούς,autousG846τῷtōG3588were on their wayὑπάγεινhupageinG5217,they were cleansedἐκαθαρίσθησαν.ekatharisthēsanG2511.

15WhenδὲdeG1161oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he was healedἰάθη,iathēG2390,he came backὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290,praisingδοξάζωνdoxazōnG1392τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316inμετὰmetaG3326a loudμεγάληςmegalēsG3173voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456.

16καὶkaiG2532He fellἔπεσενepesenG4098facedownἐπὶ πρόσωπονepi prosōponG1909 G4383atπαρὰparaG3844JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588’feetπόδαςpodasG4228in thanksgivingεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōnG2168to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846—andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846wasἦνēnG1510a SamaritanΣαμαρίτης.¶SamaritēsG4541.

17“Were notοὐχὶouchiG3780allὁhoG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176cleansedἐκαθαρίσθησαν;ekatharisthēsanG2511δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588?”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036. “Where then areδὲ ποῦ;de pouG4226 G1161theοἱhoiG3588othernineἐννέαenneaG1767?

18Was no one foundοὐχ εὑρέθησανouch heurethēsanG2147 G3756exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thisοὗτος;houtosG3778τῷtōG3588foreignerἀλλογενὴςallogenēsG241to returnὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290andgiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ὁhoG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316?”

19ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “RiseἀναστὰςanastasG450andgoπορεύου·poreuouG4198;yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102has made you wellσέσωκέν σε.¶sesōken seG4982 G4771!”

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Genesis 19:24–29)

20δὲdeG1161When askedἘπερωτηθεὶςEperōtētheisG1905byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330whenπότεpoteG4219theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316would comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064, Jesusrepliedἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν·apekrithē autois kai eipenG611 G846 G2532 G2036, “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will notοὐκoukG3756comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064withμετὰmetaG3326observable signsπαρατηρήσεως,paratērēseōsG3907.

21NorοὐδὲoudeG3761will people sayG2046, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602it is,’orἢēG2228‘Thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563it is.’ForγὰρgarG1063you seeἰδοὺidouG2400,theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστιν.¶estinG1510in yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771midstἐντὸςentosG1787.”

22ThenδὲdeG1161He saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητάς·mathētasG3101, “ThetimeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250is comingἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753you will longἐπιθυμήσετεepithumēseteG1937to seeG3708oneμίανmianG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,butκαὶkaiG2532you will not seeοὐκoukG3756 G3708it.

23καὶkaiG2532Peoplewill tellG2046youὑμῖν·huminG4771, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He is!’orἢēG2228‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400,hereὧδε.hōdeG5602He is!’Do notμὴmēG3361go outἀπέλθητεapelthēteG565orμηδὲmēdeG3366chase afterδιώξητε.diōxēteG1377them.

24ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theἡhēG3588lightningἀστραπὴastrapēG796flashesἀστράπτουσαastraptousaG797andlights upλάμπει,lampeiG2989ὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772fromἐκekG1537one endτὸνtonG3588toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588otherὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259οὐρανὸνouranonG3772,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779will beἔσταιestaiG1510theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.

25ButδὲdeG1161firstG4412HeαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183andκαὶkaiG2532be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593byἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης.¶tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074.

26JustΚαὶKaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of NoahΝῶε,NōeG3575,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532will it beἔσταιestaiG1510inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofτοῦtouG3588Manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444:

27Peoplewere eatingἤσθιον,ēsthionG2068anddrinkingἔπινον,epinonG4095,marryingἐγάμουν,egamounG1060andbeing given in marriageἐγαμίζοντο,egamizontoG1061,up toἄχριachriG891theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250NoahΝῶεNōeG3575enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588arkκιβωτόν,kibōtonG2787.ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588floodκατακλυσμὸςkataklusmosG2627cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622them allπάντας.pantasG3956.

28It wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096the sameὁμοίως καθὼςhomoiōs kathōsG3668 G2531inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of LotΛώτ·LōtG3091: Peoplewere eatingἤσθιον,ēsthionG2068anddrinkingἔπινον,epinonG4095,buyingἠγόραζον,ēgorazonG59andsellingἐπώλουν,epōlounG4453,plantingἐφύτευον,ephuteuonG5452andbuildingᾠκοδόμουν.ōkodomounG3618.

29ButδὲdeG1161on theᾗhēG3739dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250LotΛὼτLōtG3091leftἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸexēlthen apoG1831 G575SodomΣοδόμων,SodomōnG4670,fireπῦρpurG4442andκαὶkaiG2532sulfurθεῖονtheionG2303rained downἔβρεξενebrexenG1026fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andκαὶkaiG2532destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622them allπάντας·pantasG3956.

30It will beἔσταιestaiG1510just like thatκατὰ τὰ αὐτὰkata ta autaG2596 G3588 G846on theᾗhēG3739dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is revealedἀποκαλύπτεται.¶apokaluptetaiG601.

31OnἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,let no oneὃς μὴhos mēG3361 G3739ἔσταιestaiG1510onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430καὶkaiG2532come downκαταβάτωkatabatōG2597to retrieveαὐτοῦ ἆραιautou araiG142 G846hisαὐτά·autaG846τὰtaG3588possessionsσκεύη ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ,skeuē en tēa oikiaG4632 G1722 G3588 G3614καὶkaiG2532.LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,let no oneὁ μὴho mēG3361 G3588inἐνenG1722thefieldἀγρῷagrōG68returnἐπιστρεψάτωepistrepsatōG1994forεἰςeisG1519anythingτὰtaG3588he hasleft behindὀπίσω.opisōG3694.

32RememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421Lot’sΛώτ.LōtG3091τῆςtēsG3588wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135!

33Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437triesζητήσῃzētēsēG2212to saveπεριποιήσασθαιperipoiēsasthaiG4046hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτήν,autēnG846,butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622his lifewill preserveζῳογονήσειzōogonēseiG2225itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.

34I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,on thatταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571twoδύοduoG1417peoplewill beἔσονταιesontaiG1510inἐπὶepiG1909oneμιᾶς·miasG1520bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825ὁhoG3588:oneεἷςheisG1520will be takenπαραλημφθήσεται,paralēmphthēsetaiG3880andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588otherἕτεροςheterosG2087leftἀφεθήσεται.aphethēsetaiG863.

35TwoδύοduoG1417womenwill beἔσονταιesontaiG1510grinding grainἀλήθουσαιalēthousaiG229togetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό·epi to autoG1909 G3588 G846ἡhēG3588:oneμίαmiaG1520will be takenπαραλημφθήσεται,paralēmphthēsetaiG3880andδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588otherἑτέραheteraG2087leftἀφεθήσεται.¶aphethēsetaiG863.”

37“Whereποῦ,pouG4226,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962ΚαὶKaiG2532?”they askedἀποκριθέντες λέγουσιν αὐτῷ·apokrithentes legousin autōG611 G3004 G846δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588. Jesusansweredεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “WhereverὅπουhopouG3699there isaτὸtoG3588carcassσῶμα,sōmaG4983,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563καὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588vulturesἀετοὶaetoiG105will gatherἐπισυναχθήσονται.¶episunachthēsontaiG1996.”