Luke 17:8

17:8 Won’t ¹  the master ²  instead say to him, ‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready ³  to serve me while ⁴  I eat and drink. Then ⁵  you may eat and drink’?

[17:8]  ¹ tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐχί (ouci), that expects a positive reply. The slave is expected to prepare a meal before eating himself.

[17:8]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:8]  ³ tn Grk “and gird yourself” (with an apron or towel, in preparation for service).

[17:8]  ⁴ tn BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 2.b, “to denote contemporaneousness as long as, while… w. subjunctive… Lk 17:8.”

[17:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “after these things.”