Luke 17:7 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 17:7

Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

BSB

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ASV

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

KJV

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

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Commentary

4 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

For we know that no one sits down before he has first passed over. Moses indeed also passed over, that he might see a great sight. Since then thou not only sayest to thy servant, Sit down to meat, but requirest from him another service, so in this life the Lord does not put up with the performance of one work and labour, because as long as we live we ought always to work. Therefore it follows, And will not rather say, Make ready wherewith I may sup.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But which of you having a servant ploughing,.... In order to keep the disciples humble in the performance of such miraculous works; and that they might not imagine they could have any thing at the hands of God by merit; and to excite them to go on from one duty to another; and never think they have done, or done enough, or more than what is their duty, Christ delivers the following parable.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2334: “Our Service For Christ Never Finished” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1893)

THESE words are not addressed to the general congregation. You notice that the chapter begins, "Then said He unto the disciples." Even they felt as if Christ's words were too heavy for them and so, when you get to the fifth verse, you read, "And the Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith," as if only the very strongest of them were able to receive His teaching just then—He was describing such difficult duties and prescribing so peculiar a path.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τίς	Tis	Which	G5101 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	you	G4771 →
δοῦλον	doulon	a servant	G1401 →
ἔχων	echōn	having	G2192 →
ἀροτριῶντα	arotriōnta	plowing	G722 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ποιμαίνοντα,	poimainonta	shepherding,	G4165 →
ὃς	hos	the [one]	G3739 →
εἰσελθόντι	eiselthonti	having come in	G1525 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἀγροῦ	agrou	field	G68 →
ἐρεῖ	erei	will say	G4483 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to him;	G846 →
εὐθέως	eutheōs	Immediately	G2112 →
παρελθὼν	parelthōn	having come	G3928 →
ἀνάπεσε;	anapese	do recline?	G377 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 14:5
And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
leads to
- Exodus 23:4–5
  If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 13:15
  “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
- Matthew 12:11–12
  He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Through
Matthew 12:11
He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
leads to
- Luke 14:5
  And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 22:4
  If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
- Luke 13:15–17
  “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
Through
Luke 13:15
“You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?
leads to
- John 7:21–24
  Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.
- Acts 13:9–10
  Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke