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

3“Keep yourselves alert! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” Then the emissaries said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6Then the Lord said, “If you have faith like a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 7But if you have a slave who is plowing or tending sheep, who among you will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come right in, and recline at table’?

Luke 17:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the apostlesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Increaseπροστίθημιprostithēmi · to add (to)G4369
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Luke 17:5

• Mark 9:24Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I believe! Help my unbelief!”
• 2 Corinthians 12:8I pleaded with the Lord three times about this, that it might leave me.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to always thank God for you, brothers and sisters, as is appropriate, because your faithfulness grows wonderfully, and the love of each one of you for one another continually increases.
• Hebrews 12:2focusing on Yeshua, the initiator and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame; and He has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1 Peter 1:22Now that you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth, leading to sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from a pure heart.

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