Light-Giving (Luke) 17

 ¹Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible for offences not to come: but woe to him, through whom they come!

² It would be better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

³ Take heed to yourselves: If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

⁴ If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, ‘I repent’; forgive him.”

⁵ The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’

⁶ And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, ‘Be plucked up by the root, and be planted in the sea’; it will obey you.

⁷ But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him by and by, when he comes from the field, ‘Go and sit down to eat?’

⁸ Will you not rather say to him, ‘Make my meal ready, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunk; and afterward you will eat and drink?’

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

¹⁰ So likewise you, when you have done all those things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.’”

¹¹ And it came to pass, as He went to Rain of Peace (Jerusalem), that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Circuit-District (Galilee).

¹² As He entered into a certain village, He met ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:

¹³ They cried out, “I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), Master, have mercy on us.”

¹⁴ When He saw them, He said to them, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed!

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

¹⁶ He fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks: and he was a Watch Mountainian (Samaritan).

¹⁷ I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) exclaimed, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

¹⁸ Only one returned to give glory to God, and he is a stranger.”

¹⁹ He said to him, “Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole.”

²⁰ When The Separates (Pharisees) demanded He tell them when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them by saying, “The Kingdom of God does not come in a form you can see:

²¹ Neither will they say, ‘It’s here!’ or ‘It’s there!’ for, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.”

²² Then He said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

²³ And they will say to you, ‘See here; or see there.’ Do not go after them, nor follow them.

²⁴ For as the lightning, that lights out of the one part under heaven and shines to the other part under heaven; so, will also the Son of Man be in his day.

²⁵ But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

²⁶ And as it was in the days of Rest (Noah), so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

²⁷ They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Rest (Noah) entered the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

²⁸ Likewise, as it was in the days of Covering (Lot), they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.

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

³⁰ So it will be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

³¹ In that day, he who is on 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 go back.

³² Remember Covering’s (Lot’s) wife.

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

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

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

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

³⁷ And they answered and said to him, ‘Where, Lord?’ And he said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather together.”

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 18

1 At the same time the disciples came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), asking: Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?

2 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) called a little child to Him, and set him in the midst of them,

3 And said: Truly I say to you: Unless you are converted, and become as little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

4 Therefore, whoever shall humble himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

5 And whoever receives one such little child in My name receives Me.

6 But whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in Me, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 Woe to the world because of offenses! for offenses will come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

8 Therefore, if your hand or your foot offends you, cut them off, and cast them from you: it is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

9 If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out, and cast it from you: it is better for you to enter life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

10 Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, that in heaven their angels always behold the face of My Father who is in Heaven.

11 For the Son of Man has come to save those who were lost.

12 What do you think? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, and go into the mountains, seeking the one that went astray?

13 And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which did not go astray.

14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

15 Moreover if your brother trespasses against you, go and tell him about his fault between you and him alone: if he hears you, you have gained your brother.

16 But if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more, that every word may be established in the mouth of two or three witnesses.

17 And if he neglects to hear them, tell it to the church: but if he neglects to listen to the church, let him be to you as a heathen man and a publican.

18 Truly I say to you, whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in Heaven.

20 For where two or three are gathered together in My Name, there am I in the midst of them.

21 Then Stone (Peter) came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: I say to you, not until seven times: but, until seventy times seven.

23 Therefore is the Kingdom of Heaven likened to a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him, who owed him ten thousand talents.

25 Because he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

26 The servant fell down, and worshipped him, saying: Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, freed him, and forgave his debt.

28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying: Pay me that you owe.

29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told their lord all that was done.

32 After that his lord called him, and said to him, O you wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you asked me:

33 Shouldn’t you also have compassion on your fellow servant, even as I pitied you?

34 And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.

35 So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also to you, if you from your hearts do not forgive each of his brothers’ trespasses.