Luke 17:1 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Luke 17:1

Jesus Warns of Offenses

1 Then He said to the disciples, ^a“It is impossible that no offenses should come, but ^bwoe to him through whom they do come!

2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should¹ offend one of these little ones.

3 Take heed to yourselves. ^aIf your brother sins against you, ^brebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns¹ to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

Faith and Duty

5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

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.’ ”

Ten Lepers Cleansed

11 Now it happened ^aas He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, ^awho stood afar off.

13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 So when He saw them, He said to them, ^a“Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice ^aglorified God,

16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a ^aSamaritan.

17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

19 ^aAnd He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

The Coming of the Kingdom

20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

21 ^anor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, ^bthe kingdom of God is within you.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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OFFENSES—FAITH—HUMILITY. (Luke 17:1-10)

(See Matthew 18:6-7).

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