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

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek Stumbling blocks
• [b]. Greek stumble
• [c]. Greek bondservant; also verse 9
• [d]. Greek gird yourself
• [e]. Greek bondservants