Luke 17:9

9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?

Luke 17:9 in Other Translations

9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

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

9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.

9 Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him?

9 Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?

9 He doesn't thank the servant for following orders.

9 Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?

9 Would you thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?

Luke 17:9 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:9

Doth he thank that servant
As if he had done him a favour, and what he was not obliged to;

because he did the things that were commanded him?
for, as a servant, he ought to do them, and in so doing does but his duty: he may indeed be commended for it, but not thanked:

I trow not;
or "I think not"; it do not seem so to me, as if he would, or, as though it was proper and necessary he should. The Ethiopic version leaves out this last clause.

Luke 17:9 In-Context

7 “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’?

8 Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’?

9 Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do?

10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”

11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.