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Luke 17:1–19

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Warnings from Jesus

17He nsaid to His disciples, “Offenses owill certainly come, pbut woe qto the one they come rthrough! 2It would be better for him if a millstone swere hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to •stumble. t3Be uon your guard. If your brother sins, vrebuke whim, and if he repents, forgive xhim. 4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Faith and Duty

5The yapostles zsaid to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” a

6“If you have faith the size of ba mustard seed,” c the Lord said, “you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

7“Which one of you having a •slave tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? 8Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, dand serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’? e9Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded? f10In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing gslaves; we’ve only done our duty.’ ”

Ten Men Healed

11While traveling to Jerusalem, hHe passed between iSamaria and Galilee. j12As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases kmet Him. They stood at a distance 13and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, lhave mercy on us!”

14When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” mAnd while they were going, they were healed. n

15But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. o16He fell facedown pat His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan. q

17Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine? 18Didn’t any return rto give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.” st

Read in Logos
Luke 17:10: “So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‛We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”

Footnotes

  1. o17:1 Or Traps, or Bait-sticks, or Causes of stumbling, or Causes of sin
  2. p17:1 It is impossible for offenses not to come
  3. s17:2 Large stone used for grinding grains into flour
  4. •The Greek word skandalizo has a root meaning of snare or trap but has no real English counterpart.
  5. v17:3 Other add against you
  6. b17:6 faith like
  7. •The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English as servant or bond servant; the HCSB translates this word as slave, not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire’s inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.
  8. d17:8 Or eat, gird yourself; eat, tuck in your robe
  9. f17:9 Other add I don’t think so
  10. i17:11 Or through the middle of
  11. n17:14 cleansed
  12. r17:18 Were they not found returning
  13. s17:19 Or faith has saved you

Cross references

  1. n17:1–3 Mt 18:6–7; Mk 9:42; 1Co 11:19
  2. q17:1 Lk 22:22
  3. r17:1 Mt 13:41
  4. t17:2 1Co 8:9
  5. u17:3–4 Mt 18:15, 21–22
  6. w17:3 Lv 19:17
  7. x17:3 Mt 6:14
  8. y17:5–6 Mt 17:19–21; Mk 9:28–29
  9. z17:5 Lk 6:13
  10. a17:5 Mk 9:24
  11. c17:6 Mt 13:31; Mk 4:31; Lk 13:19
  12. e17:8 Lk 12:35–37
  13. g17:10 Jb 22:2–3; 35:7; Mt 25:30; Rm 11:35
  14. h17:11 Lk 9:51
  15. j17:11 Jn 4:3–4
  16. k17:12 Lv 13:45–46
  17. l17:13 Lk 5:5
  18. m17:14 Lv 13:2–14:32; Mt 8:4; Lk 5:14
  19. o17:15 Mt 9:8; Mk 2:12; Lk 2:14; 5:26; Jn 9:24; Ac 4:21; 12:23; Rm 4:20
  20. p17:16 1Sm 20:41; 2Sm 14:22; Mt 17:6; 1Co 14:25
  21. q17:16 Mt 10:5; Jn 4:9
  22. t17:19 Mt 9:22; Mk 10:52; Lk 5:20; 18:42