Luke 17:7 KJV

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

Words Then and Now

meat food of any kind Still heard today: sweetmeats, candies and sweets Webster’s 1828 · Meat

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

To avoid offences, To pray for increase of faith, Humility taught.11-19. Ten lepers cleansedIt is no abatement of their guilt by whom an offence comes, nor will it lessen their punishment that offences will come. Faith in God's pardoning mercy, will...

Thompson Chains

Servants' DutySee the chain from Ephesians 6:5 · 4 links

Harmony of the Gospels

§ 101 Jesus inculcates forbearance, faith, humilityTold in Luke alone

Topics

Jesus, the Christ Teaches his disciples concerning offenses, meekness, and humility (in Peraea)
Servant Figurative
Works Insufficiency of, for salvation

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ

Greek and Strong’s

But δὲ de δέ Conjunction
which Τίς Tis τίς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular
of ἐξ ex ἐκ Preposition
you ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
having ἔχων echōn ἔχω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
a servant δοῦλον doulon δοῦλος Noun · accusative masculine singular
plowing ἀροτριῶντα arotriōnta ἀροτριόω Verb · present active participle, accusative masculine singular
or ἢ ē ἤ Conjunction
feeding cattle ποιμαίνοντα poimainonta ποιμαίνω Verb · present active participle, accusative masculine singular
will say ἐρεῖ erei Verb · future active indicative, third person singular ἐρέω eréō
unto him ὃς hos ὅς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular
by and by εὐθέως eutheōs εὐθέως Adverb
when he is come εἰσελθόντι eiselthonti εἰσέρχομαι Verb · aorist active participle, dative masculine singular
from ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
the field τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular ἀγροῦ agrou ἀγρός Noun · genitive masculine singular
Go Παρελθὼν Parelthōn παρέρχομαι Verb · aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular
and sit down to meat ἀνάπεσε anapese ἀναπίπτω Verb · aorist active imperative, second person singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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