Luke 17:1-10

Temptations to Sin

1 And he said to his disciples, ¹“Temptations to sin^[a] are ²sure to come, but ³woe to the one through whom they come!

2 ⁴It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. ^[b]

3 Pay attention to yourselves! ⁵If your brother sins, ⁶rebuke him, and if he repents, ⁷forgive him,

4 and if he sins against you ⁸seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent, ’ you must forgive him. ”

Increase Our Faith

5 ⁹The apostles said to the Lord, ¹⁰“Increase our faith! ”

6 And the Lord said, ¹¹“If you had faith like ¹²a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this ¹³mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea, ’ and it would obey you.

Unworthy Servants

7 “Will any one of you who has a servant^[c] 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 ¹⁴dress properly, ^[d] 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 ¹⁵unworthy servants; ^[e] we have only done what was our duty. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 17:1 Matt. 18:7
• 2. 17:1 See Matt. 13:41
• 3. 17:1 ch. 22:22
• 4. 17:2 Matt. 18:6; Mark 9:42
• 5. 17:3 Matt. 18:15, 21, 22
• 6. 17:3 Lev. 19:17
• 7. 17:3 See Matt. 6:14
• 8. 17:4 [Matt. 18:21]
• 9. 17:5 See Mark 6:30
• 10. 17:5 [Mark 9:24]
• 11. 17:6 Matt. 17:20
• 12. 17:6 Matt. 13:31
• 13. 17:6 [ch. 19:4 (Gk.)]
• 14. 17:8 John 13:4; [ch. 12:35, 37]
• 15. 17:10 Matt. 25:30; [Job 22:2, 3; 35:7; Rom. 11:35]

Footnotes

• [a] 17:1 Greek 'Stumbling blocks'
• [b] 17:2 Greek 'stumble'
• [c] 17:7 Greek 'bondservant'; also verse 9
• [d] 17:8 Greek 'gird yourself'
• [e] 17:10 Greek 'bondservants'