Luke 17:5

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Ver. 5. Lord, increase our faith] A most necessary request in this case. For the more any man believeth that God for Christ's sake hath pardoned him, the readier he will be to pardon others.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Increase our faith - This duty of forgiving offences seemed so difficult to the disciples that they strongly felt the need of an increase of fait...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. (3) God will never be utterly lacking to the godly (although he may not be as thorough...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the Lord . App-98. Increase our faith . Give us more faith.
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. — The form in which the fragment that thus commences is brought before us suggests, as has bee...
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And the apostles said unto the Lord ,.... Either on account of what was now said by Christ concerning offences, and forgiving injuries; being consci...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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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...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning forgiveness:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:22 ; 1 Peter 1:23 ; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ; Hebrews 12:2 ; Mark 9:24 ; Philippians 4:13
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Lord, increase our faith — That we may thus forgive, and may neither offend nor be offended. Matthew 17:20 .

⁵ And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Related Commentaries of Luke 17:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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