Luke 17:9
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Luke 17:9 in other translations
| BSB | Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told? |
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| WEB | Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not. |
| ASV | Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded? |
| YLT | Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not. |
| DARBY | Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not. |
| BBE | Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered? |
| Webster | Doth he thank that servant, because he did the things that were commanded him? I suppose not. |
What does Luke 17:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 17:7-10
7-10. say unto him by and by--The "by and by" (or rather "directly") should be joined not to the saying but the going: "Go directly." The connection here is: "But when your faith has been so increased as both to avoid and forgive offenses, and do things impossible to all but faith, be not puffed up as though you had laid the Lord under any obligations to you."
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:1-10
It is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will enable us to get over the greatest difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property…
Luke 17:9 in the original Greek
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Context
- Luke 17:8
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 17:9
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
- Luke 17:10
So 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.
Luke 17:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Da gracias al siervo porque hizo lo que le había sido mandado? Pienso que no. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Est-il obligé à l’esclave de ce qu’il a fait ce qui avait été commandé? Je ne le pense pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dankt er etwa dem Knechte, daß er das Befohlene getan hat? Ich meine nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Numquid gratiam habet servo illi, quia fecit quæ ei imperaverat? |