Luke 17:9

Luke 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.

Context of Luke 17:9

7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ” 11Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 17:9 word by word

μὴ ἔχει χάριν τῷ δούλῳ ὅτι ἐποίησεν τὰ διαταχθένταRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Doth heἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• thankχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• servantὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• were commandedδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I trowδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• notοὐou · noG3756

Commentaries on Luke 17:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I trow not - I “think” not; or I “suppose” not.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 17:9

• Jesus, the Christ
• Servant
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Grace
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Trow
• Year

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