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Luke 17:8 KJV
Luke · chapter 17 · verse 8
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?Luke 17:8 · King James Version
Luke 17:8 in context
6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
8And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
9Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wherewithtiswho, which, whatG5101 →
- afterwardmetawith, after, behindG3326 →
- afterwardtautatheseG5023 →
- thyselfperizōnnymito fasten garments with a girdle or belt, to gird one's self, metaph. with truth as a…G4024 →
- drunkenpinōto drink, figuratively, to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen…G4095 →
- readyhetoimazōto make ready, prepare, to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready…G2090 →
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We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luk 17:1, Luk 17:2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10