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Soοὕτωςyouὑμεῖςalso,καὶwhenὅτανyou have doneποιήσητεallπάνταthe thingsτὰcommandedδιαταχθένταyou,ὑμῖνsay,λέγετε‘We areἐσμενworthlessἀχρεῖοίslaves;Δοῦλοιwhatὃwe oughtὠφείλομενto doποιῆσαιwe have done.’”πεποιήκαμεν
Luke 17:10
Study it in the app“So you also, when you have done all the things commanded you, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; what we ought to do we have done.’””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:10, word by word
- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- you have doneποιήσητεpoiēsēte
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsēte” appears- commandedδιαταχθένταdiatachthenta
instruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatachthenta” appears- sayλέγετεlegete
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legete” appears- ‘We areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- worthlessἀχρεῖοίachreioi
useless, worthless
Useless, of no profit, worthless.
Where else “achreioi” appears- slavesΔοῦλοιDouloi
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “Douloi” appears- we oughtὠφείλομενōpheilomen
ought
To be under obligation to do something.
Where else “ōpheilomen” appears
The context
9He does not thank the slave because he did the things commanded, does he?
10 · This verse (above)
11And it happened, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
To study Luke 17 in a group
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?