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Jesus said to His disciples: “It is impossible that causes of stumbling should not come, but woe to the one through whom they come.

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It would be better for him if a millstone were tied around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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Take heed to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

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Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

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Then the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

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The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this fig tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”

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“Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep for him, will say to that servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and eat’?

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Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare my supper. Gird yourself and serve me until I have eaten and drunk. And afterward you may eat and drink’?

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Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded him?

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So also you, when you have done all that was commanded you, should say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have only done what we ought to do.'”

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As He was on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

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As He entered a village, ten lepers met Him. They stood at a distance

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and cried out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

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Then He looked at them and said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on the way, they were made clean.

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One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice,

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and fell on his face at Jesus’ feet and gave thanks to Him. That man was a Samaritan.

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Then Jesus said, “Were not the ten made clean? Where are the nine?

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Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?”

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Then He said to the man, “Rise and go; your faith has saved you.”

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When the Pharisees asked when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus answered and said, “The Kingdom of God does not come with outward signs,”

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and people will not be able to say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is among you.”

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And He said to His disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

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And people will say to you, ‘Look, there He is!’ ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go there; do not follow them.

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For just as lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be in His day.

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But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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And 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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they were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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Likewise, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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But on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

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So it will be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

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On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not go down to take them away; and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.

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Remember Lot’s wife!

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Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will save it.

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I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

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There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left.”

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[If there are two men in the field, one will be taken and the other left.]

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They answered and said to Jesus, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, “Where the body is, there the vultures will gather.”

📖 Luke 17 – Forgiveness, Faith, Thanksgiving, and the Coming of the Kingdom of God

🧾 Summary of Luke 17

In this chapter, Jesus gives important teaching about forgiveness, faith, humility, thankfulness, and His return (Parousia). This chapter presents a complete picture of the character of a true disciple and the hope for the future in the Kingdom of God.

1. Teaching about Sin and Forgiveness (verses 1–4)

• Jesus said that causing others to stumble is a serious matter – it would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone than to cause one little one to stumble.
• The disciples must forgive, even if someone does wrong seven times in a day and repents, they must still be forgiven.

👉 Meaning:
Humility and boundless forgiveness are the character of a true disciple.

2. Faith Like a Mustard Seed (verses 5–6)

• The apostles asked Jesus, “Increase our faith!”
• Jesus answered, even faith as small as a mustard seed can move a fig tree into the sea.

👉 Meaning:
What matters most is not the size of faith, but whether that faith is alive and active. Simple obedience with little faith can produce great power.

3. The Unworthy Servant (verses 7–10)

• Jesus gives an illustration of a servant who has no right to demand a reward after finishing his task.
• The disciples also must not feel entitled to receive praise from God.

👉 Meaning:
All our obedience is a duty, not a merit to boast of. Humility is the right attitude before the Lord.

4. Ten Lepers Healed, One Gives Thanks (verses 11–19)

• Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one returned to glorify God, and he was a Samaritan.
• Jesus said, “Your faith has saved you.”

👉 Meaning:
True salvation involves faith and thanksgiving. Many receive blessings, but only a few give thanks and worship.

5. The Coming of the Kingdom of God (verses 20–37)

• The Pharisees asked when the Kingdom of God would come.
• Jesus said, the Kingdom of God does not come with outward signs, because the Kingdom of God is among you (Jesus himself is present).
• He explained that the coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning and like the days of Noah and Lot: sudden and unexpected.
• Important sayings:

“Remember Lot’s wife!”
(a warning not to look back and cling to the world)

📘 Main Teachings of Luke 17

1. Do not lead others astray – great responsibility awaits.
2. Forgiveness must become the way believers live.
3. Small but true faith can produce great power.
4. The Lord’s servant must serve without seeking praise.
5. Thankfulness is the saving response.
6. The kingdom of God begins in the heart, not merely in outward signs.
7. Jesus’ coming will be sudden – be ready at all times.

✨ Spiritual Meaning of Luke 17

• The life of Christ’s followers is not about greatness, but humble faithfulness and obedience.
• Thankfulness shows true faith.
• The Lord judges not only by our requests, but by the response of our hearts to His love.
• The kingdom of God is not only for later, but now and here, in the hearts of those who believe and obey.
• Jesus calls us to live in spiritual readiness, because His time cannot be predicted.