Luke 17:8

Luke 17:8

6 ^aSo the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

7 And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

8 But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself ^aand serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’?

9 Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded¹ him? I think not.

10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are ^aunprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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And will not rather say (all ouk erei).

But will not say? Ouk in a question expects the affirmative answer.

Gird thyself (perizwsamenov). Direct middle first aorist participle of perizwnnumi, to gird around.

Till I have eaten and drunken (ewv fagw kai piw). More exactly, till I eat and drink. The second aorist subjunctives are not future perfects in any sense, simply punctiliar action, effective aorist.

Thou shalt eat and drink (fagesai kai piesai). Future middle indicative second person singular, the uncontracted forms -esai as often in the Koin‚. These futures are from the aorist stems efagon and epion without sigma.

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