Luke 17:10

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

8Won’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’? 9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he? 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.’” 11Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,

Luke 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• likewiseκαίkai · andG2532
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ye shall have doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• those things whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• are commandedδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• We areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• unprofitableἀχρεῖοςachreios · worthlessG888
• servantsδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• that whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• was our dutyὀφείλωopheilō 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 in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
• Job 22:2“Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable?
• Job 35:6If you sin, how does it affect God? If your transgressions are many, what does it do to him?
• Psalms 16:2I say to the Lord, “You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”
• Psalms 35:6May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord’s angel chases them!
• Proverbs 16:2All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.
• Isaiah 6:5I said, “Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies.”
• Isaiah 64:6We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.
• Matthew 25:30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• Romans 3:12All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”
• Romans 11:35Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?
• 1 Corinthians 9:16For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Philippians 3:8More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things – indeed, I regard them as dung! – that I may gain Christ,
• Philemon 1:11who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but 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

Topics related to Luke 17:10

• Duty
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• Jesus, the Christ
• Supererogation
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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