Luke 17:7
Context17:7 “Would any one of you say 1 to your slave 2 who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, ‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’? 3
Luke 19:17
Context19:17 And the king 4 said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful 5 in a very small matter, you will have authority 6 over ten cities.’


[17:7] 1 tn Grk “Who among you, having a slave… would say to him.”
[17:7] 2 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.
[17:7] 3 tn Grk “and recline at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away. See BDAG 70 s.v. ἀναπίπτω 1.
[19:17] 4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the nobleman of v. 12, now a king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:17] 5 tn See Luke 16:10.
[19:17] 6 sn The faithful slave received expanded responsibility (authority over ten cities) as a result of his faithfulness; this in turn is an exhortation to faithfulness for the reader.