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. John 13:4; [Luke 12:35, 37]
• 2. Matthew 25:30; [Job 22:2, 3; Job 35:7; Romans 11:35]

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek bondservant; also verse 9
• [b]. Greek gird yourself
• [c]. Greek bondservants