He told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and never lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, saying 'Vindicate me against my adversary!'
"For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this woman bothers me, I will vindicate her; or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"
And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily!
"Nevertheless, when this son of Adam comes, will he find faith on Earth?"
May 17, 2012
May 15, 2012
Luke 17.22->
And he said to his disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of this son of Adam, and you will not see it.
"And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!'
"Do not go; do not follow them.
"For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will this son of Adam be in his day.
"But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the day of this son of Adam. They ate; they drank; they married; they were given in marriage-- until the day when Noah entered the ark; and the flood came to destroy them all.
"Likewise it was in the days of Lot. They ate; they drank; they bought; they sold; they planted; they built. But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from Heaven and destroyed them all.
"So it will be on the day when this son of Adam is revealed.
"On that day, let him who is in on the housetop, with his goods in the house-- not turn back to take them away. And likewise, let him who is in the field not turn back! Remember Lot's wife.
"Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
"I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."
And they said to him, "Where, Lord?"
He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will gather together."
"And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!'
"Do not go; do not follow them.
"For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will this son of Adam be in his day.
"But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the day of this son of Adam. They ate; they drank; they married; they were given in marriage-- until the day when Noah entered the ark; and the flood came to destroy them all.
"Likewise it was in the days of Lot. They ate; they drank; they bought; they sold; they planted; they built. But on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from Heaven and destroyed them all.
"So it will be on the day when this son of Adam is revealed.
"On that day, let him who is in on the housetop, with his goods in the house-- not turn back to take them away. And likewise, let him who is in the field not turn back! Remember Lot's wife.
"Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
"I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."
And they said to him, "Where, Lord?"
He said to them, "Where the body is, there the eagles will gather together."
May 10, 2012
Luke 17.20
Being asked by the Pharisees when the reign of God was coming, he answered them: "The Kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!', or 'There!' For behold, the Kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
May 09, 2012
Luke 17.11-19
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."
When he saw them, he said, "Go and show yourselves to the priests."
And as they went, they were cleansed.
Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
When he saw them, he said, "Go and show yourselves to the priests."
And as they went, they were cleansed.
Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."
Luke 17.7-10
"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down at table?' Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'?
"Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that was commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
"Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that was commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
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