Luke 17

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1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 1

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come; but woe to him through whom they come.
IV v. 1 (Inspired Version, 1867)

2It 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.

3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 3

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
IV v. 3 (Inspired Version, 1867)

4And 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 4

And if he trespass against you seven times in a day and seven times in a day turn to you again, saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.
IV v. 4 (Inspired Version, 1867)

5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 5

And the apostles said unto him, Lord, increase our faith.
IV v. 5 (Inspired Version, 1867)

6And the Lord said, 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 6

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say unto this sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up by the roots, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
IV v. 6 (Inspired Version, 1867)

7But 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?

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 7

But who of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
IV v. 7 (Inspired Version, 1867)

8And 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?

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 8

Will he not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward, by and by, you shall eat and drink?
IV v. 8 (Inspired Version, 1867)

9Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 9

Doth he thank that servant because he doeth the things which were commanded him? I say unto you, Nay.
IV v. 9 (Inspired Version, 1867)

10So 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 10

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 no more than our duty to do.
IV v. 10 (Inspired Version, 1867)

11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 11

It came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Galilee and Samaria.
IV v. 11 (Inspired Version, 1867)

12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 12

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off;
IV v. 12 (Inspired Version, 1867)

13And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 14

And he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.
IV v. 14 (Inspired Version, 1867)

15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 15

One of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
IV v. 15 (Inspired Version, 1867)

16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 16

And fell down on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
IV v. 16 (Inspired Version, 1867)

17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

20And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 21

Neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For, behold, the kingdom of God has already come unto you.
IV v. 21 (Inspired Version, 1867)

22And he said unto the disciples, 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 22

And he said unto his disciples, The days will come when they will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and they shall not see it.
IV v. 22 (Inspired Version, 1867)

23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 23

And if they shall say to you, See here! or, See there! Go not after them, nor follow them.
IV v. 23 (Inspired Version, 1867)

24For 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 24

For as the light of the morning, that shineth out of the one part under heaven and lighteneth to the other part under heaven, so shall also the Son of Man be in his day.
IV v. 24 (Inspired Version, 1867)

25But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 25

But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
IV v. 25 (Inspired Version, 1867)

26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

27They 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.

28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

31In 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 31

In that day, the disciple who shall be on the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he who is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
IV v. 31 (Inspired Version, 1867)

32Remember Lot's wife.

33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 34

I tell you, In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
IV v. 34 (Inspired Version, 1867)

35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

36Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 36

Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
IV v. 35 (Inspired Version, 1867)

37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 37

And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is gathered, or in other words, whithersoever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together, or thither will the remainder be gathered together.
IV v. 37 (Inspired Version, 1867)

Also cited in commentary

2 Nephi 30 — Gentile Covenant, Lamanite Delight, and the Millennial Earth — Nephi's Expansion of Isaiah 11
- Where this lands
Alma 32 — The Experiment Upon the Word — Faith as a Seed, and the Blessedness of the Poor Who Were Cast Out
- How the chapter is built
Jacob 3 — The Pure in Heart, the Lamanite Husbands, and the Mercy Available Yet
- Where this lands
Mosiah 2 — Benjamin's Tower Sermon — The Humble King, Service as Worship, the Unprofitable Servant, and the Wo of the Open Rebel
Mosiah 20 — The Daughters of the Lamanites — Abduction by the Priests of Noah, the Women Who Fought Beside the Men, and the Reconciliation by Honest Confession
- Where this lands
Mosiah 22 — Gideon's Stratagem of Deliverance — Wine to the Guards, Departure by the Back Pass, the Lamanite Pursuit Lost in the Wilderness, and the Joining of Limhi's People to Mosiah-II in Zarahemla
- The council and Gideon's stratagem
- Where this lands
2 Chronicles 20 — Our Eyes Are Upon Thee — The Fast, the Model Prayer of the Outmatched, the Battle That Belonged to God, and the Singers Sent First
- How this chapter changes the reader
- Stand still and see the salvation
2 Kings 5 — Wash, and Be Clean — the Captive Girl's Witness, the Great Man's Rage at a Simple Cure, the Convert's Load of Earth, and the Leprosy That Changed Owners
- How this chapter changes the reader
2 Kings 17 — Removed Out of His Sight — Israel's Last King, the Three Years at Samaria's Gates, the Sermon That Explains a Kingdom's Fall, and the People Who Feared the LORD and Served Their Own Gods
- They feared the LORD, and served their own gods
Job 22 — The Kind Answer Built on a Lie — Eliphaz Invents Job's Crimes, Then Preaches Him a Repentance He Does Not Owe
- Can a man profit God?
- How this chapter changes the reader
Moses 8 — Sons of God, Daughters of Men, and the Grief Before the Flood — Methuselah, Noah, and the End of an Age
- How this chapter changes the reader

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Joseph Smith Translation

v. 1
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come; but woe to him through whom they come.
v. 3
Take heed to yourselves. If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
v. 4
And if he trespass against you seven times in a day and seven times in a day turn to you again, saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.
v. 5
And the apostles said unto him, Lord, increase our faith.
v. 6
And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say unto this sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up by the roots, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
v. 7
But who of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
v. 8
Will he not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward, by and by, you shall eat and drink?
v. 9
Doth he thank that servant because he doeth the things which were commanded him? I say unto you, Nay.
v. 10
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 no more than our duty to do.
v. 11
It came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Galilee and Samaria.
v. 12
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off;
v. 14
And he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed.
v. 15
One of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
v. 16
And fell down on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
v. 21
Neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For, behold, the kingdom of God has already come unto you.
v. 22
And he said unto his disciples, The days will come when they will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and they shall not see it.
v. 23
And if they shall say to you, See here! or, See there! Go not after them, nor follow them.
v. 24
For as the light of the morning, that shineth out of the one part under heaven and lighteneth to the other part under heaven, so shall also the Son of Man be in his day.
v. 25
But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
v. 31
In that day, the disciple who shall be on the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he who is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
v. 34
I tell you, In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
v. 36
Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
v. 37
And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is gathered, or in other words, whithersoever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together, or thither will the remainder be gathered together.
insertion after v. 36
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord, shall they be taken?
insertion after v. 37
This he spake, signifying the gathering of his saints, and of angels descending and gathering the remainder unto them—the one from the bed, the other from the grinding, and the other from the field, whithersoever he listeth. For verily, there shall be new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. And there shall be no unclean thing; for the earth becoming old, even as a garment, having waxed in corruption, wherefore, it vanisheth away; and the footstool remaineth sanctified, cleansed from all sin.