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Luke 17:1–19

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Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service

17And he said to his disciples, “It is impossible for causes for stumbling not to come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstonea is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he causes one of these little ones to sin.

3“Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times he returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6So the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

7“And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding sheep* who comes in from the field will say to him, ‘Come here at once and* recline at the table’? 8Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink.’ 9He will not be gratefulb to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?* 10Thus you also, when you have done all the things you were ordered to do,c say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.’ ”

Ten Lepers Cleansed

11And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through the region betweend Samaria and Galilee. 12And as* he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him*e—lepers, who stood at a distance. 13And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14And when he* saw them* he said to them, “Go and* show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed. 15But one of them, when he* saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 16And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan. 17So Jesus answered and* said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine? 18Was no one found to turn back and* give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19And he said to him, “Get up and* go your way. Your faith has saved you.”

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. aLiterally “a stone belonging to a mill”
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come here”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. bLiterally “have gratitude”
  5. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated by “will he”
  6. cLiterally “things that were ordered to you”
  7. dLiterally “through the midst”
  8. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was entering”)
  9. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. eSome manuscripts explicitly state “him”
  11. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  12. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  13. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
  14. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  15. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  16. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“turn back”) has been translated as an infinitive
  17. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“get up”) has been translated as a finite verb