Luke 17:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. ”

• Luke 17:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See the notes at Matthew 18:15 , Matthew 18:21-22 . “Trespass against thee.” Sin against thee, or does anything that gives you an offence or does you an injury. Rebuke - Reprove. Go and tell...

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• Luke 17:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Luke 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Ch...

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• Luke 17:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  seven . On the former occasion "seventy" ( Matthew 18:21 ; Matthew 18:22 ). No discrepancy. See App-97. to . unto. Greek. epi. App-104.; but the texts read pros.

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• Luke 17:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

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• Luke 17:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Take heed to yourselves:— Our Lord speaks here concerning a quarrelsome temper in his servants, but especially in the ministers and teachers of religion;insinuating,thatmanygrievous temptations to...

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• Luke 17:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a d...

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• Luke 17:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Occasions of Offence. The Ten Lepers. The Second Advent 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6 ; Matthew 18:7 . 2, One of these little ones ] An affectionate designation of the di...

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• Luke 17:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If he trespass against thee. — Better, if he sin. The better MSS. omit the words, “against thee,” and so make the command more general, and the verb is the same as that in Matthew 18:21 , the te...

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• Luke 17:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Take Heed to Yourselves” Luke 17:1-10 The world is full of stumbling-blocks. Men are perpetually placing them in each other's way; and especially before little children, the simple and the wea...

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• Luke 17:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto hi...

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• Luke 17:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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 a...

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• Luke 17:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day ,.... For good men are frequently apt to fall into sin, and offend both God and man; see Proverbs 24:16 "and seven times in a day turn again to...

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• Luke 17:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Ver. 4. See Matthew 18:21 .

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• Luke 17:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Take heed to yourselves That you may neither offend others, nor be offended by others, but that you may keep all your passions under proper regulation, and may be preserved from those resentments o...

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• Luke 17:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their att...

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• Luke 17:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Treatment of Offences.       1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, thr...

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• Luke 17:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 17:3 "

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• Luke 17:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Disciples' Responsibility Towards God's People And The Warning Not To Get Above Themselves Because Of What They Will Accomplish (17:1-10). Some have spoken here of ‘separate sayings' but there...

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• Luke 17:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 17:1 . Then said he .—Rather, “And he said” (R.V.). The previous discourse had been addressed to the Pharisees; we have now detached sayings addressed, probably on various oc...

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• Luke 17:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

  trespass Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).

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• Luke 17:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 17:1 . Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: We are so strangely made that even good men do not always agree, and there are so many bad men about tha...

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• Luke 17:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 17:1 . It is impossible but that offences will come. Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which s...

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• Luke 17:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

  It is impossible but that offences will come Where sin occurs, God cannot wisely prevent it The doctrine of this text is that sin, under the government of God, cannot be prevented. 1. When w...

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• Luke 17:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 17:1-42 The Master ' s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept...

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• Luke 17:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Concerning forgiveness:

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• Luke 17:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:14 ; Colossians 3:12 ; Colossians 3:13 ; Ephesians 4:31 ; Ephesians 4:32 ; Matthew 18:16 ; Matthew 18:21 ; Matthew 18:22 ; M...

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• Luke 17:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  If he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return, saying, I repent — That is, if he give sufficient proof that he does really repent, after having sinned ever so often,...

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