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Luke 17

Faith, gratitude, and the coming day

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Lc 17:1Et ait ad discipulōs suōs: Impossibile est ut nōn veniant scandala: vae autem illī per quem veniunt.And he said to his disciples: "It is impossible that stumbling-blocks should not come: but woe to him through whom they come. Lc 17:2Ūtilius est illī sī lapis molāris impōnātur circā collum ejus, et prōjiciātur in mare quam ut scandalizet ūnum dē pusillīs istīs.It is more useful for him if a millstone is placed around his neck, and he is thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. Lc 17:3Attendite vōbīs: Sī peccāverit in tē frāter tuus, increpā illum: et sī poenitentiam ēgerit, dīmitte illī.Take heed to yourselves: If your brother sins against you, rebuke him: and if he does penance, forgive him. Lc 17:4Et sī septiēs in diē peccāverit in tē, et septiēs in diē conversus fuerit ad tē, dīcēns: Poenitet mē, dīmitte illī.And if seven times in a day he sins against you, and seven times in a day turns back to you, saying: 'I repent', forgive him." Lc 17:5Et dīxērunt apostolī Dominō: Adaugē nōbīs fidem.And the apostles said to the Lord: "Increase faith for us."

Lc 17:6Dīxit autem Dominus: Sī habueritis fidem sīcut grānum sināpis, dīcētis huic arborī mōrō: Ērādīcāre, et trānsplantāre in mare, et obēdiet vōbīs.And the Lord said: "If you have faith like a grain of mustard, you will say to this mulberry tree: 'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea', and it will obey you. Lc 17:7Quis autem vestrum habēns servum arantem aut pāscentem, quī regressō dē agrō dīcat illī: Statim trānsī, recumbe: et nōn dīcat eī: Parā quod coenem, et praecinge tē, et ministrā mihi dōnec mandūcem, et bibam, et post haec tū mandūcābis, et bibēs?But which of you, having a servant ploughing or pasturing, would say to him when he has come back from the field: 'Come over at once, recline': and would not say to him: 'Make ready what I may dine on, and gird yourself, and serve me until I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink'? Lc 17:9Numquid grātiam habet servō illī, quia fēcit quae eī imperāverat?Surely he does not have thanks for that servant, because he did the things which he had commanded him?

Lc 17:10Nōn putō.I do not think so. Lc 17:10Sīc et vōs cum fēceritis omnia quae praecepta sunt vōbīs, dīcite: Servī inūtilēs sumus: quod dēbuimus facere, fēcimus.So you too, when you have done all the things which have been commanded you, say: 'We are useless servants: what we ought to have done, we have done.'" Lc 17:11Et factum est, dum īret in Jerūsalem, trānsībat per mediam Samariam et Galilaeam.And it was done, while he was going to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the middle of Samaria and Galilee. Lc 17:12Et cum ingrederētur quoddam castellum, occurrērunt eī decem virī leprōsī, quī stetērunt ā longē: et levāvērunt vōcem, dīcentēs: Jēsū praeceptor, miserēre nostrī.And when he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood far off: and they lifted up their voice, saying: "Jesus, master, have pity on us." Lc 17:14Quōs ut vīdit, dīxit: Īte, ostendite vōs sacerdōtibus.And when he saw them, he said: "Go, show yourselves to the priests." Lc 17:14Et factum est, dum īrent, mundātī sunt.And it was done, while they were going, that they were cleansed.

Lc 17:15Ūnus autem ex illīs, ut vīdit quia mundātus est, regressus est, cum magnā vōce magnificāns Deum, et cecidit in faciem ante pedēs ejus, grātiās agēns: et hic erat Samarītānus.But one of them, when he saw that he had been cleansed, went back, with a great voice glorifying God, and fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this man was a Samaritan. Lc 17:17Respondēns autem Jēsūs, dīxit: Nōnne decem mundātī sunt?And Jesus, answering, said: "Were not ten cleansed? Lc 17:17Et novem ubi sunt?And the nine, where are they? Lc 17:18Nōn est inventus quī redīret, et daret glōriam Deō, nisi hic aliēnigena.There has not been found one who returned and gave glory to God, except this foreigner." Lc 17:19Et ait illī: Surge, vāde: quia fidēs tua tē salvum fēcit.And he said to him: "Get up, go: because your faith has made you safe." Lc 17:20Interrogātus autem ā pharisaeīs: Quandō venit regnum Deī?And being asked by the Pharisees: "When does the kingdom of God come?" Lc 17:20Respondēns eīs, dīxit: Nōn venit regnum Deī cum observātiōne: neque dīcent: Ecce hīc, aut ecce illīc.answering them, he said: "The kingdom of God does not come with watching: nor will they say: 'Look, here', or 'Look, there.' Lc 17:21Ecce enim regnum Deī intrā vōs est.For look, the kingdom of God is within you."

Lc 17:22Et ait ad discipulōs suōs: Venient diēs quandō dēsīderētis vidēre ūnum diem Fīliī hominis, et nōn vidēbitis.And he said to his disciples: "Days will come when you will long to see one day of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. Lc 17:23Et dīcent vōbīs: Ecce hīc, et ecce illīc.And they will say to you: 'Look, here', and 'Look, there.' Lc 17:23Nōlīte īre, neque sectēminī: nam, sīcut fulgur coruscāns dē sub caelō in ea quae sub caelō sunt, fulget: ita erit Fīlius hominis in diē suā.Do not go, nor follow: for, just as the lightning, flashing from under the sky, shines onto the things which are under the sky: so will the Son of Man be in his day. Lc 17:25Prīmum autem oportet illum multa patī, et reprobārī ā generātiōne hāc.But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. Lc 17:26Et sīcut factum est in diēbus Noë, ita erit et in diēbus Fīliī hominis: ēdēbant et bibēbant: uxōrēs dūcēbant et dabantur ad nūptiās, ūsque in diem, quā intrāvit Noë in arcam: et vēnit dīluvium, et perdidit omnēs.And just as it was done in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man: they were eating and drinking: they were marrying wives and being given in marriage, until the day on which Noah went into the ark: and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Lc 17:28Similiter sīcut factum est in diēbus Lot: ēdēbant et bibēbant, emēbant et vēndēbant, plantābant et aedificābant: quā diē autem exiit Lot ā Sodomīs, pluit ignem et sulphur dē caelō, et omnēs perdidit: secundum haec erit quā diē Fīlius hominis revēlābitur.Likewise, just as it was done in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building: but on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven, and destroyed them all: according to these things will it be on the day on which the Son of Man will be revealed. Lc 17:31In illā hōrā, quī fuerit in tēctō, et vāsa ejus in domō, nē dēscendat tollere illa: et quī in agrō, similiter nōn redeat retrō.In that hour, he who is on the roof, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them: and he who is in the field, likewise let him not return back. Lc 17:32Memorēs estōte uxōris Lot.Be mindful of the wife of Lot. Lc 17:33Quīcumque quaesierit animam suam salvam facere, perdet illam: et quīcumque perdiderit illam, vīvificābit eam.Whoever has sought to make his life safe will lose it: and whoever has lost it will bring it to life.

Lc 17:34Dīcō vōbīs: In illā nocte erunt duo in lectō ūnō: ūnus assūmētur, et alter relinquētur: duae erunt molentēs in ūnum: ūna assūmētur, et altera relinquētur: duo in agrō: ūnus assūmētur, et alter relinquētur.I say to you: On that night there will be two in one bed: one will be taken up, and the other will be left: two women will be grinding together: one will be taken up, and the other will be left: two men in the field: one will be taken up, and the other will be left." Lc 17:36Respondentēs dīcunt illī: Ubi Domine?Answering, they say to him: "Where, Lord?" Lc 17:37Quī dīxit illīs: Ubicumque fuerit corpus, illūc congregābuntur et aquilae.He said to them: "Wherever the body is, there will the eagles too be gathered."

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (212 words)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
discipulus, -ī m.pupil, disciple
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
impossibilis, -eimpossible
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
nōn, adv.not
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
scandalum, -ī n.stumbling block, cause of offence; snare
vae (interj., coded as adv.)alas! woe! (+ dat.: woe to)
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
ūtilis, -euseful, advantageous
sī, conj.if
lapis, -idis, m.stone
molāris, -is m.millstone; large rock, boulder
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
circā (adv. and prep. + acc.)around, about
collum, -ī, n.neck
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow forth or down, cast away, throw
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
mare, maris, n.sea
quam, adv.how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
scandalizō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscause to stumble, give offence; passive: take offence, fall away
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
pusillus, -a, -umvery small, little; pusilli: little ones
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.that of yours, that
attendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusturn one's mind to, pay attention, notice
vōsplur. of tū
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumdo wrong
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
frāter, frātris, m.brother
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
increpō, -āre, -uī, -itusmake a noise, rattle; rebuke
paenitentia, -ae f.repentance, change of heart
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
septiēs (adv.)seven times
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
convertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versusturn round, turn, change; in fugam convertere, to put to flight
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
paenitet, -ēre, -uit (impers.)it repents, it grieves (paenitet mē: I regret, I am sorry)
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
apostolus, -ī m.messenger; an apostle, one of the Twelve sent out by Jesus
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
adaugeō, -ēre, -auxī, -auctumincrease, add to, eke out
nōsplur. of ego
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
sīcut (conj.)just as
grānum, -ī n.grain, seed
sināpis, -is f. (also sināpi n.)mustard, mustard plant
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
arbor, -oris, f.tree
mōrus, -ī f.mulberry tree
ērādīcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusuproot, root out
trānsplantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustransplant
oboediō, -īre, -īvī, -ītumobey (+ dat.)
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
servus, -ī, m.slave, servant
arō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusplow
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
pāscō, pāscere, pāvī, pāstusfeed
regredior, -gredī, -gressusgo back, return
ager, agri, m.field, land
statim, adv.on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately
trānseō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo across or over, cross
recumbō, -cumbere, -cubuīlie back or down
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
cēnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdine
praecingō, -ere, -cīnxī, -cīnctusgird, put a belt or cloth round; sē praecingere: tie a cloth round oneself
ministrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumserve, wait on (+ dat.)
dōnec (conj.)until; while, as long as
mandūcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumeat
bibō, bibere, bibīdrink
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
numquid (interrog. particle)surely not? can it be that ...? (expects 'no'); in later Latin also a simple question
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
quia (conj.)because
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātuscommand, order, enjoin
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthink
sīc, adv.so, thus
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
omnis, -eall, every
praecipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake beforehand, anticipate; order, charge
inūtilis, -enot useful, useless
dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itusowe; with infin., ought
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sumgo into, enter
quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron.a certain, certain
castellum, -ī n.fort, redoubt
occurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursusrun against, meet
decem, indecl. adj.ten
vir, virī, m.man
leprōsus, -a, -umleprous; as noun, a leper
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
longē, adv.far
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslift; lighten, relieve
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
praeceptor, -ōris m.teacher, instructor
misereor, -ērī, miseritus sumpity, have mercy on (+ gen.)
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
mundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātummake clean, cleanse
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
cum, prep, with abl.with
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
magnificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusextol, praise, glorify; hold in high esteem
deus, -ī, m.god
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrusfall
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
pēs, pedis, m.foot
Samarītānus, -a, -umSamaritan, of Samaria
respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsusreply, answer
nōnne, adv., introducing a question to which an affirmative answer is expectednot?
novem, indecl. adj.nine
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome upon, find
redeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo back, return
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
glōria, -ae, f.glory
nisi, conj.if not, unless
aliēnigena, -ae m.foreigner, stranger; as adj., foreign
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
vādō, -erego
salvus, -a, -umsafe, unharmed
interrogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask, question
pharisaeus, -ī m.Pharisee, member of a Jewish party strict about the Law
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
observātiō, -ōnis f.watching, observing; observance; attentiveness
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
illīc (adv.)there
enim, conj.for
intrā, prep. with acc.within
dēsīderō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslong for, miss; require
fīlius, -ī, m.son
homō, hominis, m.man
nōlō, nōlle, nōluīnot wish, be unwilling
sector, -ārī, -ātus sumkeep following, chase after
nam, conj.for
fulgur, -uris n.lightning, flash of lightning
coruscō, -ārebrandish, shake; flash, glitter
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
fulgeō, -ēre, fulsīflash, shine, glitter
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)it is right, it is necessary
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
reprobō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusreject, condemn (Late Latin)
generātiō, -ōnis f.generation; the people of an age
ēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusput forth, give out, utter
uxor, -ōris, f.wife
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
nūptiae, -ārum f. pl.wedding, marriage
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgo within or into, enter
arca, -ae, f.chest, box, ark
dīluvium, -ī n.flood, deluge
perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusdestroy, ruin; lose, waste
similiter (adv.)likewise, in the same way
emō, -ere, ēmī, ēmptumbuy
vēndō, -ere, vēndidī, vēnditumsell
plantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusplant
aedificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake a building, build
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo out
pluō, -ere, pluīrain; make it rain
ignis, -is, m.fire
sulphur (sulpur), -uris n.sulphur
secundum (prep. + acc.)after, besides; along
revēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusuncover, reveal
hōra, -ae, f.hour
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrumvessel
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
retrō (adv.)backwards, behind, from behind
memor, -orismindful, remembering (+ gen.)
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
vīvificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgive life to, make alive
nox, noctis, f.night
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
lectus, -ī m.bed, couch
assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptustake up, receive; take to oneself
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
molō, -ere, moluī, molitumgrind
ubicumque (adv.)wherever
corpus, corporis, n.body
illūc (adv.)to that place, there
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgather together, assemble; pass. flock together
aquila, -ae f.eagle; the eagle standard of a legion
Vulgate, Evangelium secundum Lucam. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.