Luke 17:8
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?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Doth he thank that servant,.... As if he had done him a favour, and what he was not obliged to;
because he did the things that were commanded him? for, as a servant, he ought to do them, and in so…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
I may sup - Make ready my supper. Gird thyself - See the notes at Luk 12:37.
We are here taught,
I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luk 17:1, Luk 17:2. We can expect no other than that…
Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…