New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 17:10
10So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are 1unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”
Luke 17:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
- New International Version (NIV)So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”
Context of Luke 17:10
8On the contrary, will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? 9He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he? So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’” 11While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. 12And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him;
Read all of Luke 17Luke 17:10 word by word
οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ποιήσητε πάντα τὰ διαταχθέντα ὑμῖν, λέγετε ὅτι δοῦλοι ἀχρεῖοί ἐσμεν· ὃ ὠφείλομεν ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν.¶Read the interlinear
- Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- you tooκαίkai · andG2532
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- you doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- which were commandedδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
- you, sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unworthyἀχρεῖοςachreios · worthlessG888
- slavesδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- we oughtὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
Cross-references for Luke 17:10
- 1 Chronicles 29:14“But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.
- Job 22:2“Can a strong man be of use to God, Or a wise one be useful to himself?
- Job 35:6If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your wrongdoings are many, what do you do to Him?
- Psalms 16:2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have nothing good besides You.”
- Psalms 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
- Proverbs 16:2All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight, But the Lord examines the motives.
- Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “Woe to me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.”
- Isaiah 64:6For all of us have become like one who is unclean, And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment; And all of us wither like a leaf, And our wrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.
- Matthew 25:30And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Romans 3:12They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, There is not even one.”
- Romans 11:35Or who has first given to Him, that it would be paid back to him?
- 1 Corinthians 9:16For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for I am under compulsion; for woe to me if I do not preach the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,
- Philemon 1:11who previously was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.
- 1 Peter 5:5You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.
Commentaries on Luke 17:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10We are unprofitable servants - This text has often been produced to prove that no man can live without committing sin against God. But let it be observed, the text says unprofitable servants, not sinful servants. If this text could be fairly construed to countenance sinful imperfection, it would be easy to demonstrate that there is not one of the spirits of just men made perfect, in paradise, nor a ministering angel at the throne of God, but is sinfully…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Are unprofitable servants - We have conferred no favor. We have “merited” nothing. We have not “benefited” God, or laid him under “obligation.” If he rewards us, it will be matter of unmerited favor. This is true in relation to Christians in the following respects: 1.Our services are not “profitable” to God Job 22:2; he “needs” not our aid, and his essential happiness will not be increased by our efforts. 2.The grace to do his will comes from him only…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10In Greco-Roman culture, servants were expected to serve their masters faithfully. Faith (17:5–6) includes obeying Christ and submitting to his commands.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. say unto him by and by--The "by and by" (or rather "directly") should be joined not to the saying but the going: "Go directly." The connection here is: "But when your faith has been so increased as both to avoid and forgive offenses, and do things impossible to all but faith, be not puffed up as though you had laid the Lord under any obligations to you."Read the comment
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- 1. Luke 17:10 I.e., possibly unworthy of praise ↩
Commentaries on Luke 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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