Luke 17:10

And so with you – when you have done all that you have been told, still say ‘We are but useless servants; we have done no more than we ought to have done.’”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9Does he feel grateful to his servant for doing what he is told?

11On the way to Jerusalem Jesus passed between Samaria and Galilee.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.

Matthew 25:30As for the useless servant, put him out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’

Romans 3:12They have all gone astray; they have one and all become depraved; there is no one who is doing good – no, not one!’

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:2-11

The Treatment of Offences. 1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I… Read the whole commentary →

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