Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

St Luke 17:6-24 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

6. And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.

7. But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat:

8. And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

9. Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him?

10. I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.

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

12. And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;

13. And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

14. Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.

15. And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.

16. And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.

17. And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?

18. There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.

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

20. And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21. Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

22. And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it.

23. And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:

24. For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.