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

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

2It 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.

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

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

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

6And 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.

7Which 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’?

8Instead, 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’?

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

10So 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

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-δὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] saidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητὰςG3101Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralIt isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinevitableἈνένδεκτόνG418Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular. . .μὴG3361AdverbthatτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralstumbling blocksσκάνδαλαG4625Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralwill comeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activebutπλὴν*G4133Conjunctionwoe [ to the one ]οὐαὶG3759Interjectionthroughδι’G1223PrepositionwhomοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularthey comeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 2

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It would be betterλυσιτελεῖG3081Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto haveεἰG1487Conjunctiona millstoneλίθοςG3037Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .μυλικὸςG3457Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularhungπερίκειταιG4029Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulararoundπερὶG4012PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularneckτράχηλονG5137Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionto be thrownἔρριπταιG4496Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthanG2228Conjunction{to cause}ἵναG2443ConjunctiononeἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plurallittle [ones]μικρῶνG3398Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralto stumbleσκανδαλίσῃG4624Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

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WatchΠροσέχετεG4337Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralyourselvesἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralIfἐὰνG1437ConjunctionyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφόςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsinsἁμάρτῃG264Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularrebukeἐπιτίμησονG2008Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionhe repentsμετανοήσῃG3340Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularforgiveἄφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

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EvenκαὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionhe sinsἁμαρτήσῃG264Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularagainstεἰςG1519PrepositionyouσὲG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularseven timesἑπτάκιςG2034Adverbin aτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulardayἡμέραςG2250Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionseven timesἑπτάκιςG2034AdverbreturnsἐπιστρέψῃG1994Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .σὲG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularto sayλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularI repentΜετανοῶG3340Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularyou must forgiveἀφήσειςG863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 5

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralapostlesἀπόστολοιG652Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularIncreaseΠρόσθεςG4369Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularourἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 6

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIfΕἰG1487Conjunctionyou haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthe sizeὡςG5613AdverbvvvκόκκονG2848Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof a mustard seedσινάπεωςG4615Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularvvvἂνG302Particleyou can sayἐλέγετεG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto thisταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularmulberry treeσυκαμίνῳG4807Noun - Dative Feminine SingularBe uprootedἘκριζώθητιG1610Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionplantedφυτεύθητιG5452Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularseaθαλάσσῃG2281Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvἂνG302Particleit will obeyὑπήκουσενG5219Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 7

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhichΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural[whose]ἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularservantδοῦλονG1401Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularcomes inεἰσελθόντιG1525Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositionplowingἀροτριῶνταG722Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionshepherdingποιμαίνονταG4165Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singularin theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfieldἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill sayἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularComeπαρελθὼνG3928Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularat onceΕὐθέωςG2112Adverb[and] sit down to eatἀνάπεσεG377Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 8

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Insteadἀλλ’G235ConjunctionvvvοὐχὶG3780IntPrtclwon’t he tellἐρεῖG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularPrepareἙτοίμασονG2090Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularvvvτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularmy mealδειπνήσωG1172Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiondress yourselfπεριζωσάμενοςG4024Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singularto serveδιακόνειG1247Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularwhileἕωςG2193ConjunctionI eatφάγωG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπίωG4095Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionafterwardμετὰG3326Preposition. . .ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralyouσύG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singularmay eatφάγεσαιG5315Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkπίεσαιG4095Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 9

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Does heἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .μὴG3361AdverbthankχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularservantδούλῳG1401Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe didἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralhe was toldδιαταχθένταG1299Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 10

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SoοὕτωςG3779AdverbyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou have doneποιήσητεG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraleverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralcommandedδιαταχθένταG1299Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Pluralof youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralshould sayλέγετεG3004Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionWe areἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralunworthyἀχρεῖοίG888Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralservantsΔοῦλοιG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwe have only doneπεποιήκαμενG4160Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralvvvG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularour dutyὠφείλομενG3784Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .ποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active

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