Luke 17:1-7

Sin, Faith, Duty

1 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

3 So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

4 Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

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

6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

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’?

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 5:29
• 2. Matthew 18:7
• 3. Mark 10:24; Luke 10:21
• 4. S Matthew 5:29
• 5. S Matthew 18:15
• 6. Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13
• 7. Matthew 18:21,22
• 8. S Mark 6:30
• 9. S Luke 7:13
• 10. Matthew 13:31; Matthew 17:20; Luke 13:19
• 11. S Matthew 21:21; Mark 9:23

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek word for "brother or sister" ("adelphos" ) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman.