World English Bible · Under Rome
Luke 17
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He said to , "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. Be careful. If your brother against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, 'I ,' you shall forgive him." said to , "Increase our ." said, "If you had like a grain of mustard , you would tell this sycamore tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would you. 7But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say when he comes in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down '? Wouldn't he rather tell him, 'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink'? 9Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not. Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'" As he was on his way to , he was passing along the borders of and . As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were met him, who stood at a distance. They lifted up their voices, saying, ", Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." As they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying with a loud voice. He fell on at ' feet, giving him thanks; and he was a . answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there none found who returned to give to , except this ?" Then he said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your has healed you." Being asked by the when Kingdom would come, he answered them, " Kingdom doesn't come with observation; neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, Kingdom is within you." He said to , "The days will come when you will to see one of the days of , and you will not see it. They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away or follow after them, for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under , shines to another part under , so will be in his day. But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. As it was in the days of , even so it will also be in the days of . They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, even as it was in the days of : they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but in the day that went out from , it rained and sulfur from and destroyed them all. It will be the same way in the day that is . In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not . Remember wife! Whoever seeks to his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it. I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left. There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left." 36They, answering, asked him, "Where, ?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there the vultures will also be gathered together."
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The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.