Focused Passage

Luke 17:1-10

Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom

Jesus trains disciples in holiness, forgiveness, faith, and humble service; reveals grateful saving response through a cleansed Samaritan; and teaches that the kingdom is already present in him while the future day of the Son of Man will come suddenly in judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

2 It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

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

7 Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8 Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

9 Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

10 So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural disciples μαθητὰς G3101 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural It is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular inevitable Ἀνένδεκτόν G418 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb that τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural stumbling blocks σκάνδαλα G4625 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural will come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active but πλὴν* G4133 Conjunction woe [ to the one ] οὐαὶ G3759 Interjection through δι’ G1223 Preposition whom οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular they come ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 2

Original words

It would be better λυσιτελεῖ G3081 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to have εἰ G1487 Conjunction a millstone λίθος G3037 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . μυλικὸς G3457 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular hung περίκειται G4029 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular around περὶ G4012 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular neck τράχηλον G5137 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction to be thrown ἔρριπται G4496 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sea θάλασσαν G2281 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular than G2228 Conjunction {to cause} ἵνα G2443 Conjunction one ἕνα G1520 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular of these τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural little [ones] μικρῶν G3398 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural to stumble σκανδαλίσῃ G4624 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

Original words

Watch Προσέχετε G4337 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural yourselves ἑαυτοῖς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural If ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular brother ἀδελφός G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular sins ἁμάρτῃ G264 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular rebuke ἐπιτίμησον G2008 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction he repents μετανοήσῃ G3340 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular forgive ἄφες G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

Original words

Even καὶ G2532 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction he sins ἁμαρτήσῃ G264 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular against εἰς G1519 Preposition you σὲ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular seven times ἑπτάκις G2034 Adverb in a τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular day ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction seven times ἑπτάκις G2034 Adverb returns ἐπιστρέψῃ G1994 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . σὲ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular to say λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular I repent Μετανοῶ G3340 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you must forgive ἀφήσεις G863 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 5

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction The οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural apostles ἀπόστολοι G652 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural said εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Increase Πρόσθες G4369 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular our ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural faith πίστιν G4102 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular If Εἰ G1487 Conjunction you have ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural faith πίστιν G4102 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular the size ὡς G5613 Adverb vvv κόκκον G2848 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of a mustard seed σινάπεως G4615 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular vvv ἂν G302 Particle you can say ἐλέγετε G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to this ταύτῃ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular mulberry tree συκαμίνῳ G4807 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Be uprooted Ἐκριζώθητι G1610 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction planted φυτεύθητι G5452 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular sea θαλάσσῃ G2281 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv ἂν G302 Particle it will obey ὑπήκουσεν G5219 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 7

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Which Τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural [whose] ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular servant δοῦλον G1401 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular comes in εἰσελθόντι G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition plowing ἀροτριῶντα G722 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular or G2228 Conjunction shepherding ποιμαίνοντα G4165 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular in the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular field ἀγροῦ G68 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular will say ἐρεῖ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Come παρελθὼν G3928 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular at once Εὐθέως G2112 Adverb [and] sit down to eat ἀνάπεσε G377 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 8

Original words

Instead ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction vvv οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl won’t he tell ἐρεῖ G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Prepare Ἑτοίμασον G2090 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular vvv τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular my meal δειπνήσω G1172 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction dress yourself περιζωσάμενος G4024 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular to serve διακόνει G1247 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular while ἕως G2193 Conjunction I eat φάγω G5315 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drink πίω G4095 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction afterward μετὰ G3326 Preposition . . . ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural you σύ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular may eat φάγεσαι G5315 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drink πίεσαι G4095 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 9

Original words

Does he ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb thank χάριν G5485 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular servant δούλῳ G1401 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction he did ἐποίησεν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular what τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural he was told διαταχθέντα G1299 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 10

Original words

So οὕτως G3779 Adverb you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural also καὶ G2532 Conjunction when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction you have done ποιήσητε G4160 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural commanded διαταχθέντα G1299 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural of you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural should say λέγετε G3004 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction We are ἐσμεν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural unworthy ἀχρεῖοί G888 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural servants Δοῦλοι G1401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural we have only done πεποιήκαμεν G4160 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural vvv G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular our duty ὠφείλομεν G3784 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural . . . ποιῆσαι G4160 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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