“Now which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him after he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and recline at the table to eat’? On the contrary, will he not say to him, ‘(A)Prepare something for me to eat, and properly [a]clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and [b]afterward you [c]may eat and drink’? He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he? 10 So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say, ‘We are [d]unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 17:8 Lit belt up
  2. Luke 17:8 Lit after these things
  3. Luke 17:8 Lit will
  4. Luke 17:10 I.e., possibly unworthy of praise

“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me(A) while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”(B)

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