1ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} προςG4314{PREP} τουςG3588{T-APM} μαθηταςG3101{N-APM} ααυτουG846{P-GSM} ανενδεκτονG418{A-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} τουG3588{T-GSM} τσβμηG3361{PRT-N} τσβελθεινG2064{V-2AAN} ταG3588{T-APN} σκανδαλαG4625{N-APN} αμηG3361{PRT-N} αελθεινG2064{V-2AAN} απληνG4133{ADV} ουαιG3759{INJ} τσβδεG1161{CONJ} διG1223{PREP} ουG3739{R-GSM} ερχεταιG2064{V-PNI-3S} 2λυσιτελειG3081{V-PAI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ειG1487{COND} αλιθοςG3037{N-NSM} τσβμυλοςG3458{N-NSM} αμυλικοςG3457{A-NSM} τσβονικοςG3684{A-NSM} περικειταιG4029{V-PNI-3S} περιG4012{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} τραχηλονG5137{N-ASM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} καιG2532{CONJ} ερριπταιG4496{V-RPI-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} θαλασσανG2281{N-ASF} ηG2228{PRT} ιναG2443{CONJ} σκανδαλισηG4624{V-AAS-3S} τσβεναG1520{A-ASM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} μικρωνG3398{A-GPM} τουτωνG5130{D-GPM} αεναG1520{A-ASM} 3προσεχετεG4337{V-PAM-2P} εαυτοιςG1438{F-3DPM} εανG1437{COND} τσβδεG1161{CONJ} αμαρτηG264{V-2AAS-3S} τσβειςG1519{PREP} τσβσεG4571{P-2AS} οG3588{T-NSM} αδελφοςG80{N-NSM} σουG4675{P-2GS} επιτιμησονG2008{V-AAM-2S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} καιG2532{CONJ} εανG1437{COND} μετανοησηG3340{V-AAS-3S} αφεςG863{V-2AAM-2S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} 4καιG2532{CONJ} εανG1437{COND} επτακιςG2034{ADV} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ημεραςG2250{N-GSF} ααμαρτησηG264{V-AAS-3S} τσβαμαρτηG264{V-2AAS-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} σεG4571{P-2AS} καιG2532{CONJ} επτακιςG2034{ADV} τσβτηςG3588{T-GSF} τσβημεραςG2250{N-GSF} επιστρεψηG1994{V-AAS-3S} απροςG4314{PREP} τσεπιG1909{PREP} ατσσεG4571{P-2AS} λεγωνG3004{V-PAP-NSM} μετανοωG3340{V-PAI-1S} αφησειςG863{V-FAI-2S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} 5καιG2532{CONJ} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} οιG3588{T-NPM} αποστολοιG652{N-NPM} τωG3588{T-DSM} κυριωG2962{N-DSM} προσθεςG4369{V-2AAM-2S} ημινG2254{P-1DP} πιστινG4102{N-ASF} 6ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} κυριοςG2962{N-NSM} ειG1487{COND} αβεχετεG2192{V-PAI-2P} τσειχετεG2192{V-IAI-2P} πιστινG4102{N-ASF} ωςG5613{ADV} κοκκονG2848{N-ASM} σιναπεωςG4615{N-GSN} ελεγετεG3004{V-IAI-2P} ανG302{PRT} τηG3588{T-DSF} συκαμινωG4807{A-DSM} α[ταυτη]G3778{D-DSF} τσβταυτηG3778{D-DSF} εκριζωθητιG1610{V-APM-2S} καιG2532{CONJ} φυτευθητιG5452{V-APM-2S} ενG1722{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} θαλασσηG2281{N-DSF} καιG2532{CONJ} υπηκουσενG5219{V-AAI-3S} ανG302{PRT} υμινG5213{P-2DP} 7τιςG5101{I-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} εξG1537{PREP} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} δουλονG1401{N-ASM} εχωνG2192{V-PAP-NSM} αροτριωνταG722{V-PAP-ASM} ηG2228{PRT} ποιμαινονταG4165{V-PAP-ASM} οςG3739{R-NSM} εισελθοντιG1525{V-2AAP-DSM} εκG1537{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} αγρουG68{N-GSM} ερειG2046{V-FAI-3S} ααυτωG846{P-DSM} ευθεωςG2112{ADV} παρελθωνG3928{V-2AAP-NSM} αβαναπεσεG377{V-2AAM-2S} τσαναπεσαιG377{V-AMM-2S} 8αλλG235{CONJ} ουχιG3780{PRT-I} ερειG2046{V-FAI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ετοιμασονG2090{V-AAM-2S} τιG5101{I-ASN} δειπνησωG1172{V-AAS-1S} καιG2532{CONJ} περιζωσαμενοςG4024{V-AMP-NSM} διακονειG1247{V-PAM-2S} μοιG3427{P-1DS} εωςG2193{CONJ} φαγωG5315{V-2AAS-1S} καιG2532{CONJ} πιωG4095{V-2AAS-1S} καιG2532{CONJ} μεταG3326{PREP} ταυταG5023{D-APN} φαγεσαιG5315{V-FDI-2S} καιG2532{CONJ} πιεσαιG4095{V-FDI-2S} συG4771{P-2NS} 9μηG3361{PRT-N} τσβχαρινG5485{N-ASF} εχειG2192{V-PAI-3S} αχαρινG5485{N-ASF} τωG3588{T-DSM} δουλωG1401{N-DSM} τσβεκεινωG1565{D-DSM} οτιG3754{CONJ} εποιησενG4160{V-AAI-3S} ταG3588{T-APN} διαταχθενταG1299{V-APP-APN} τσαυτωG846{P-DSM} τσβουG3756{PRT-N} τσβδοκωG1380{V-PAI-1S-C} 10ουτωςG3779{ADV} καιG2532{CONJ} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} οτανG3752{CONJ} ποιησητεG4160{V-AAS-2P} πανταG3956{A-APN} ταG3588{T-APN} διαταχθενταG1299{V-APP-APN} υμινG5213{P-2DP} λεγετεG3004{V-PAM-2P} οτιG3754{CONJ} δουλοιG1401{N-NPM} αχρειοιG888{A-NPM} εσμενG2070{V-PXI-1P} τσβοτιG3754{CONJ} οG3739{R-ASN} βοφειλομενG3784{V-PAI-1P} ατσωφειλομενG3784{V-IAI-1P} ποιησαιG4160{V-AAN} πεποιηκαμενG4160{V-RAI-1P} 11καιG2532{CONJ} εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} πορευεσθαιG4198{V-PNN} τσβαυτονG846{P-ASM} ειςG1519{PREP} ιερουσαλημG2419{N-PRI} καιG2532{CONJ} αυτοςG846{P-NSM} διηρχετοG1330{V-INI-3S} διαG1223{PREP} αμεσονG3319{A-ASN} τσβμεσουG3319{A-GSN} σαμαρειαςG4540{N-GSF} καιG2532{CONJ} γαλιλαιαςG1056{N-GSF} 12καιG2532{CONJ} εισερχομενουG1525{V-PNP-GSM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} ειςG1519{PREP} τιναG5100{X-ASF} κωμηνG2968{N-ASF} απηντησανG528{V-AAI-3P} α[αυτω]G846{P-DSM} τσβαυτωG846{P-DSM} δεκαG1176{A-NUI} λεπροιG3015{A-NPM} ανδρεςG435{N-NPM} οιG3739{R-NPM} εστησανG2476{V-2AAI-3P} πορρωθενG4207{ADV} 13καιG2532{CONJ} αυτοιG846{P-NPM} ηρανG142{V-AAI-3P} φωνηνG5456{N-ASF} λεγοντεςG3004{V-PAP-NPM} ιησουG2424{N-VSM} επισταταG1988{N-VSM} ελεησονG1653{V-AAM-2S} ημαςG2248{P-1AP} 14καιG2532{CONJ} ιδωνG1492{V-2AAP-NSM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} πορευθεντεςG4198{V-AOP-NPM} επιδειξατεG1925{V-AAM-2P} εαυτουςG1438{F-3APM} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} ιερευσινG2409{N-DPM} καιG2532{CONJ} εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} υπαγεινG5217{V-PAN} αυτουςG846{P-APM} εκαθαρισθησανG2511{V-API-3P} 15ειςG1520{A-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} εξG1537{PREP} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} ιδωνG1492{V-2AAP-NSM} οτιG3754{CONJ} ιαθηG2390{V-API-3S} υπεστρεψενG5290{V-AAI-3S} μεταG3326{PREP} φωνηςG5456{N-GSF} μεγαληςG3173{A-GSF} δοξαζωνG1392{V-PAP-NSM} τονG3588{T-ASM} θεονG2316{N-ASM} 16καιG2532{CONJ} επεσενG4098{V-2AAI-3S} επιG1909{PREP} προσωπονG4383{N-ASN} παραG3844{PREP} τουςG3588{T-APM} ποδαςG4228{N-APM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} ευχαριστωνG2168{V-PAP-NSM} αυτωG846{P-DSM} καιG2532{CONJ} αυτοςG846{P-NSM} ηνG2258{V-IXI-3S} ασαμαριτηςG4541{N-NSM} τσβσαμαρειτηςG4541{N-NSM} 17αποκριθειςG611{V-AOP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} ιησουςG2424{N-NSM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} ουχιG3780{PRT-I} οιG3588{T-NPM} δεκαG1176{A-NUI} εκαθαρισθησανG2511{V-API-3P} οιG3588{T-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} εννεαG1767{A-NUI} πουG4226{PRT-I} 18ουχG3756{PRT-N} ευρεθησανG2147{V-API-3P} υποστρεψαντεςG5290{V-AAP-NPM} δουναιG1325{V-2AAN} δοξανG1391{N-ASF} τωG3588{T-DSM} θεωG2316{N-DSM} ειG1487{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} οG3588{T-NSM} αλλογενηςG241{A-NSM} ουτοςG3778{D-NSM} 19καιG2532{CONJ} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ανασταςG450{V-2AAP-NSM} πορευουG4198{V-PNM-2S} ηG3588{T-NSF} πιστιςG4102{N-NSF} σουG4675{P-2GS} σεσωκενG4982{V-RAI-3S} σεG4571{P-2AS} 20επερωτηθειςG1905{V-APP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} υποG5259{PREP} τωνG3588{T-GPM} φαρισαιωνG5330{N-GPM} ποτεG4219{PRT-I} ερχεταιG2064{V-PNI-3S} ηG3588{T-NSF} βασιλειαG932{N-NSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} απεκριθηG611{V-ADI-3S} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} καιG2532{CONJ} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} ουκG3756{PRT-N} ερχεταιG2064{V-PNI-3S} ηG3588{T-NSF} βασιλειαG932{N-NSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} μεταG3326{PREP} παρατηρησεωςG3907{N-GSF} 21ουδεG3761{ADV} ερουσινG2046{V-FAI-3P} ιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} ωδεG5602{ADV} ηG2228{PRT} τσβιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} εκειG1563{ADV} ιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} γαρG1063{CONJ} ηG3588{T-NSF} βασιλειαG932{N-NSF} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} εντοςG1787{ADV} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} 22ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} προςG4314{PREP} τουςG3588{T-APM} μαθηταςG3101{N-APM} ελευσονταιG2064{V-FDI-3P} ημεραιG2250{N-NPF} οτεG3753{ADV} επιθυμησετεG1937{V-FAI-2P} μιανG1520{A-ASF} τωνG3588{T-GPF} ημερωνG2250{N-GPF} τουG3588{T-GSM} υιουG5207{N-GSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} ανθρωπουG444{N-GSM} ιδεινG1492{V-2AAN} καιG2532{CONJ} ουκG3756{PRT-N} οψεσθεG3700{V-FDI-2P} 23καιG2532{CONJ} ερουσινG2046{V-FAI-3P} υμινG5213{P-2DP} ιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} τσβωδεG5602{ADV} τσβηG2228{PRT} τσβιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} εκειG1563{ADV} α[η]G2228{PRT} αιδουG2400{V-2AAM-2S} αωδεG5602{ADV} μηG3361{PRT-N} απελθητεG565{V-2AAS-2P} μηδεG3366{CONJ} διωξητεG1377{V-AAS-2P} 24ωσπερG5618{ADV} γαρG1063{CONJ} ηG3588{T-NSF} αστραπηG796{N-NSF} τσβηG3588{T-NSF} αστραπτουσαG797{V-PAP-NSF} εκG1537{PREP} τηςG3588{T-GSF} αυποG5259{PREP} ατονG3588{T-ASM} τσβυπG5259{PREP} ουρανονG3772{N-ASM} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} υπG5259{PREP} ουρανονG3772{N-ASM} λαμπειG2989{V-PAI-3S} ουτωςG3779{ADV} εσταιG2071{V-FXI-3S} τσκαιG2532{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} υιοςG5207{N-NSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} ανθρωπουG444{N-GSM} α[ενG1722{PREP} τσβενG1722{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} ημεραG2250{N-DSF} ααυτου]G846{P-GSM} τσβαυτουG846{P-GSM} 25πρωτονG4412{ADV} δεG1161{CONJ} δειG1163{V-PQI-3S} αυτονG846{P-ASM} πολλαG4183{A-APN} παθεινG3958{V-2AAN} καιG2532{CONJ} αποδοκιμασθηναιG593{V-APN} αποG575{PREP} τηςG3588{T-GSF} γενεαςG1074{N-GSF} ταυτηςG3778{D-GSF} 26καιG2532{CONJ} καθωςG2531{ADV} εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} ταιςG3588{T-DPF} ημεραιςG2250{N-DPF} τστουG3588{T-GSM} νωεG3575{N-PRI} ουτωςG3779{ADV} εσταιG2071{V-FXI-3S} καιG2532{CONJ} ενG1722{PREP} ταιςG3588{T-DPF} ημεραιςG2250{N-DPF} τουG3588{T-GSM} υιουG5207{N-GSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} ανθρωπουG444{N-GSM} 27ησθιονG2068{V-IAI-3P} επινονG4095{V-IAI-3P} εγαμουνG1060{V-IAI-3P} αεγαμιζοντοG1061{V-IPI-3P} τσβεξεγαμιζοντοG1547{V-IPI-3P} αχριG891{PREP} ηςG3739{R-GSF} ημεραςG2250{N-GSF} εισηλθενG1525{V-2AAI-3S} νωεG3575{N-PRI} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} κιβωτονG2787{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} ηλθενG2064{V-2AAI-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} κατακλυσμοςG2627{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} απωλεσενG622{V-AAI-3S} απανταςG3956{A-APM} τσβαπανταςG537{A-APM} 28ομοιωςG3668{ADV} ακαθωςG2531{ADV} τσβκαιG2532{CONJ} τσβωςG5613{ADV} 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Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 1 OFFENSES--FAITH--HUMILITY. (
Luke 17:1-
Luke 17:10)
(See
Matt 18:6-
Matt 18:7).
3 (See on
Matt 18:15-
Matt 18:17;
Matt 18:21-
Matt 18:22).
4 seven times--not a lower measure of the forgiving spirit than the "seventy times seven" enjoined on Peter, which was occasioned by his asking if he was to stop at seven times. "No," is the virtual answer, "though it come to seventy times that number, if only he ask forgiveness in sincerity."
5 Lord--(See on
Luke 10:1).
increase our faith--moved by the difficulty of avoiding and forgiving "offenses." This is the only instance in which a spiritual operation upon their souls was solicited of Christ by the Twelve; but a kindred and higher prayer had been offered before, by one with far fewer opportunities. (See on
Mark 9:24.)
6 sycamine--mulberry. (See on
Mark 11:22-
Mark 11:24.)
7 say unto him by and by--The "by and by" (or rather "directly") should be joined not to the saying but the going: "Go directly." The connection here is: "But when your faith has been so increased as both to avoid and forgive offenses, and do things impossible to all but faith, be not puffed up as though you had laid the Lord under any obligations to you."
9 I trow not--or, as we say, when much more is meant, "I should think not."
10 unprofitable--a word which, though usually denoting the opposite of profit, is here used simply in its negative sense. "We have not, as his servants, profited or benefited God at all." (Compare
Job 22:2-
Job 22:3;
Rom 11:35.)
11 TEN LEPERS CLEANSED. (
Luke 17:11-
Luke 17:19)
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.
12 stood afar off--(Compare
Lev 13:45-
Lev 13:46).
13 they lifted up--their common misery drawing these poor outcasts together (
2Kgs 7:3), nay, making them forget the fierce national antipathy of Jew and Samaritan [TRENCH].
Jesus, &c.--(Compare
Matt 20:30-
Matt 20:33). How quick a teacher is felt misery, even though as here the teaching may be soon forgotten!
14 show yourselves--as cleansed persons. (See on
Matt 8:4.) Thus too would the Samaritan be taught that "salvation is of the Jews" (
John 4:22).
as they went, were cleansed--In how many different ways were our Lord's cures wrought, and this different from all the rest.
17 Were there not ten cleansed--rather, were not the ten cleansed? that is, the whole of them--an example (by the way) of Christ's omniscience [BENGEL].
18 this stranger--"this alien" (literally, "of another race"). The language is that of wonder and admiration, as is expressly said of another exhibition of Gentile faith (
Matt 8:10).
19 Arise--for he had "fallen down on his face at His feet" (
Luke 17:16) and there lain prostrate.
faith made thee whole--not as the others, merely in body, but in that higher spiritual sense with which His constant language has so familiarized us.
20 COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OF THE SON OF MAN. (Luke 17:20-37)
when, &c.--To meet the erroneous views not only of the Pharisees, but of the disciples themselves, our Lord addresses both, announcing the coming of the kingdom under different aspects.
It cometh not with observation--with watching or lying in wait, as for something outwardly imposing and at once revealing itself.
21 Lo here! . . . lo there!--shut up within this or that sharply defined and visible geographical or ecclesiastical limit.
within you--is of an internal and spiritual character (as contrasted with their outside views of it). But it has its external side too.
22 The days--rather "Days."
will come--as in
Luke 19:43, when, amidst calamities, &c., you will anxiously look for a deliverer, and deceivers will put themselves forward in this character.
one of the days of the Son of man--Himself again among them but for one day; as we say when all seems to be going wrong and the one person who could keep them right is removed [NEANDER in STIER, &c.]. "This is said to guard against the mistake of supposing that His visible presence would accompany the manifestation and establishment of His kingdom" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
23 they shall say, See here . . . go not, &c.--a warning to all so-called expositors of prophecy and their followers, who cry, Lo there and see here, every time that war breaks out or revolutions occur.
24 as lightning . . . so . . . the Son of man--that is it will be as manifest. The Lord speaks here of His coming and manifestation in a prophetically indefinite manner, and in these preparatory words blends into one the distinctive epochs [STIER]. When the whole polity of the Jews, civil and ecclesiastical alike, was broken up at once, and its continuance rendered impossible by the destruction of Jerusalem, it became as manifest to all as the lightning of heaven that the kingdom of God had ceased to exist in its old, and had entered on a new and perfectly different form. So it may be again, ere its final and greatest change at the personal coming of Christ, and of which the words in their highest sense are alone true.
25 But first . . . suffer, &c.--This shows that the more immediate reference of
Luke 17:23 is to an event soon to follow the death of Christ. It was designed to withdraw the attention of "His disciples" from the glare in which His foregoing words had invested the approaching establishment of His kingdom.
26 eat . . . married . . . planted--all the ordinary occupations and enjoyments of life. Though the antediluvian world and the cities of the plain were awfully wicked, it is not their wickedness, but their worldliness, their unbelief and indifference to the future, their unpreparedness, that is here held up as a warning. Note.--These recorded events of Old Testament history--denied or explained away nowadays by not a few--are referred to here as facts.
31 to take it away . . . Remember, &c.--a warning against that lingering reluctance to part with present treasures which induces some to remain in a burning house, in hopes of saving this and that precious article till consumed and buried in its ruins. The cases here supposed, though different, are similar.
32 Lot's wife--her "look back," for that is all that is said of her, and her recorded doom. Her heart was in Sodom still, and the "look" just said, "And must I bid it adieu?"
33 Whosoever, &c.--(See on
Luke 9:23-
Luke 9:27).
34 two in one bed--the prepared and unprepared mingled in closest intercourse together in the ordinary walks and fellowships of life, when the moment of severance arrives. Awful truth! realized before the destruction of Jerusalem, when the Christians found themselves forced by their Lord's directions (
Luke 21:21) at once and for ever away from their old associates; but most of all when the second coming of Christ shall burst upon a heedless world.
37 Where--shall this occur?
Wheresoever, &c.--"As birds of prey scent out the carrion, so wherever is found a mass of incurable moral and spiritual corruption, there will be seen alighting the ministers of divine judgment," a proverbial saying terrifically verified at the destruction of Jerusalem, and many times since, though its most tremendous illustration will be at the world's final day.