Luke 17:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? ”

Luke 17:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I may sup - Make ready my supper. Gird thyself - See the notes at Luke 12:37 .
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And will not rather . But will he not (App-105). till . while. I have, &c.. I eat and drink. afterward . after (Greek. meta. App-104.) these things.
Luke 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Luke 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Gird thyself,— Servants at that time used to be girded while waiting on their masters. See chap. Luke 12:37 .
Luke 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? And will not rather sa...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Gird thyself, and serve me. — Better, minister to me. The words receive a fresh significance if we connect them with Luke 12:37 , of which they are, as it were, the complement. There the Master...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) 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? (8) And will not rather say unto him, Make...
Luke 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And will not rather say to him ,.... Or, "will he not say to him?" it is very likely, it is more agreeable to the language of a master, and the condition of a servant, that he should say to him, m...
Luke 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Ver. 8. Gird thyself and s...
Luke 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But which of you , &c. But while you endeavour to live in the exercise of this noble grace of faith, and in a series of such services as are the proper fruits of it, be careful, in the midst of...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 16:7 "
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 17:7 . A servant .— I.e. , a slave. Feeding cattle .—Rather, “keeping sheep” (R.V.). By and by .— I.e. , straightway, immediately. The phrase is to be connected with the wo...
Luke 17:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 17:8 We want some method of investigating spiritual ideas which will give us enough of results to satisfy the intellect, not fully, but sufficiently to permit the spirit to go on in its cours...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle The ploughing servant The one thing on which our Lord wishes to concentrate our attention is not the spirit in which God deals with...
Luke 17:8 - 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...
Luke 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

No merit in works:
Luke 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 12:20 ; Genesis 43:16 ; Luke 12:37

Luke 17:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 17:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 17:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 17:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 17:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 17:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 17:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 17:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 17:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 17:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 17:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 17:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 17:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 17:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 17:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 17:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 17:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 17:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 17:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 17:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge