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Text -- Luke 17:1-19 (NET)
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Sin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service
17:1 Jesus said to his disciples , “Stumbling blocks are sure to come , but woe to the one through whom they come !
17:2 It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
17:3 Watch yourselves ! If your brother sins , rebuke him . If he repents , forgive him .
17:4 Even if he sins against you seven times in a day , and seven times returns to you saying , ‘I repent ,’ you must forgive him .”
17:5 The apostles said to the Lord , “Increase our faith !”
17:6 So the Lord replied , “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed , you could say to this black mulberry tree , ‘Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea ,’ and it would obey you .
17:7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep , ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal ’?
17:8 Won’t the master instead say to him , ‘Get my dinner ready , and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink . Then you may eat and drink ’?
17:9 He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told , will he?
17:10 So you too , when you have done everything you were commanded to do , should say , ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty .’”
The Grateful Leper
17:11 Now on the way to Jerusalem , Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee .
17:12 As he was entering a village , ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance ,
17:13 raised their voices and said , “Jesus , Master , have mercy on us .”
17:14 When he saw them he said , “Go and show yourselves to the priests .” And as they went along , they were cleansed .
17:15 Then one of them , when he saw he was healed , turned back , praising God with a loud voice .
17:16 He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him . (Now he was a Samaritan .)
17:17 Then Jesus said , “Were not ten cleansed ? Where are the other nine ?
17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner ?”
17:19 Then he said to the man , “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
YEAR |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
Faith |
Miracles |
Samaria |
Forgiveness |
Works |
Servant |
GRACE |
Leprosy |
MUSTARD |
LEPER; LEPROSY |
Charitableness |
Samaritans |
Ingratitude |
Praise |
Trespass |
Reproof |
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NET Notes -> Luk 17:1; Luk 17:1; Luk 17:2; Luk 17:2; Luk 17:2; Luk 17:2; Luk 17:3; Luk 17:3; Luk 17:3; Luk 17:3; Luk 17:4; Luk 17:5; Luk 17:5; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:7; Luk 17:7; Luk 17:7; Luk 17:8; Luk 17:8; Luk 17:8; Luk 17:8; Luk 17:8; Luk 17:9; Luk 17:9; Luk 17:10; Luk 17:10; Luk 17:11; Luk 17:11; Luk 17:11; Luk 17:11; Luk 17:11; Luk 17:12; Luk 17:12; Luk 17:12; Luk 17:12; Luk 17:13; Luk 17:14; Luk 17:14; Luk 17:14; Luk 17:14; Luk 17:15; Luk 17:16; Luk 17:16; Luk 17:16; Luk 17:16; Luk 17:16; Luk 17:17; Luk 17:17; Luk 17:17; Luk 17:17; Luk 17:18; Luk 17:19; Luk 17:19; Luk 17:19
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NET Notes: Luk 17:2 Or “to stumble.” This verb, σκανδαλίσῃ (skandalish), has the same root as the noun `...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:3 Grk “And if.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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NET Notes: Luk 17:4 You must forgive him. Forgiveness is to be readily given and not withheld. In a community that is to have restored relationships, grudges are not bene...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:5 The request of the apostles, “Increase our faith,” is not a request for a gift of faith, but a request to increase the depth of their fait...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:6 The verb is aorist, though it looks at a future event, another rhetorical touch to communicate certainty of the effect of faith.
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NET Notes: Luk 17:7 Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:9 The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “will he?” ...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:12 Grk “leprosy, who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun was replaced with a personal pronoun ...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:13 “Have mercy on us” is a request to heal them (Luke 18:38-39; 16:24; Matt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:31-32; Mark 10:47-49).
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NET Notes: Luk 17:14 Grk “And it happened that as.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:16 This is a parenthetical note by the author. The comment that the man was a Samaritan means that to most Jews of Jesus’ day he would have been de...
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NET Notes: Luk 17:18 Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the &...
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