Luke 17:7-10

Unworthy Servants

7 “Will any one of you who has a servant^[a] plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?

8 Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and ¹dress properly, ^[b] and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?

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

10 So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are ²unworthy servants; ^[c] we have only done what was our duty. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 17:8 John 13:4; [ch. 12:35, 37]
• 2. 17:10 Matt. 25:30; [Job 22:2, 3; 35:7; Rom. 11:35]

Footnotes

• [a] 17:7 Greek 'bondservant'; also verse 9
• [b] 17:8 Greek 'gird yourself'
• [c] 17:10 Greek 'bondservants'