Luke 17:5

Luke 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
• New International Version (NIV)The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

Context of Luke 17:5

3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent, forgive him. 4And if he tresspasses against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. 6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to eat?

Luke 17:5 word by word

Καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῷ κυρίῳ· πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Increaseπροστίθημιprostithēmi · to add (to)G4369
• ourἡμῖνhēmin · to usG2254
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Luke 17:5

• Mark 9:24And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
• 2 Corinthians 12:8For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is befitting, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of each one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
• Hebrews 12:2Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to a sincere love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Commentaries on Luke 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Increase our faith - This work of pardoning every offense of every man, and that continually, seemed so difficult, even to the disciples themselves, that they saw, without an extraordinary degree of faith, they should never be able to keep this command. But some think that this and what follows relate to what Matthew has mentioned. Matthew 17:19, Matthew 17:20.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Increase our faith - This duty of forgiving offences seemed so difficult to the disciples that they strongly felt the need of an increase of faith. They felt that they were prone themselves to harbor resentments, and that it required an additional increase of true religion to enable them to comply with the requirements of Jesus. We may learn from this: 1.That Jesus has “the power” of increasing the faith of his people. Strength comes from him, and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Lord--(See on Lu 10:1). increase our faith--moved by the difficulty of avoiding and forgiving "offenses." This is the only instance in which a spiritual operation upon their souls was solicited of Christ by the Twelve; but a kindred and higher prayer had been offered before, by one with far fewer opportunities. (See on Mr 9:24.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 17:5

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ

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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