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CHAP. XVII.
1 Christ teacheth to auoid occasions of offence. 3 One to forgiue another. 6 The power of faith. 7 How we are bound to God, and not he to vs. 11 Hee healeth ten lepers. 22 Of the kingdome of God, and the comming of the Sonne of man.
1 Then said he vnto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come, but wo vnto him through whom they come.1
3 ¶ Take heed to your selues: If thy brother trespasse against thee, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgiue him.3
5 And the Apostles said vnto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If yee had faith as a graine of mustard seede, yee might say vnto this Sycamine tree, Be thou plucked vp by the root, and be thou planted in the sea, & it should obey you.6
9 Doeth he thanke that seruant, because hee did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
13 And they lifted vp their voices, and said, Iesus master haue mercy on vs.
14 And when he saw them, hee said vnto them, Goe shew your selues vnto the Priests. And it came to passe, that as they went, they were cleansed.14
15 And one of them when hee sawe that he was healed, turned backe, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell downe on his face at his feet, giuing him thanks: and he was a Samaritane.
17 And Iesus answering, said, Were there not ten cleansed, but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to giue glory to God, saue this stranger.
19 And he said vnto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole.
20 ¶ And when hee was demanded of the Pharises, when the kingdome of God should come, hee answered them, and said, The kingdome of God commeth not with obseruation.20
21 Neither shall they say, Loe here, or loe there: for behold, the kingdome of God is within you.21
23 And they shall say to you, See here, or see there: Goe not after them, nor follow them.23
25 But first must hee suffer many things, & be reiected of this generation.
26 And as it was in the dayes of Noe: so shal it be also in the dayes of the Sonne of man.26
28 Likewise also as it was in the dayes of Lot, they did eat, they dranke, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded:28
30 Euen thus shall it bee in the day when the Sonne of man is reuealed.
33 Whosoeuer shall seeke to saue his life, shall lose it, and whosoeuer shall lose his life, shall preserue it.33
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shal be taken, the other shall be left.34
35 Two women shall bee grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.36
37 And they answered, and said vnto him, Where, Lord? And he said vnto them, Wheresoeuer the body is, thither will the Eagles be gathered together.37
View Wesley's Notes for Luke Chapter 17
17:1 It is impossible but offences will come - And they ever did and do come chiefly by Pharisees, that is, men who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. #Mt 18:6|; Mr 9:42.
17:2 Little ones - Weak believers.
17:3 Take heed to yourselves - That ye neither offend others, nor be offended by others. #Mt 18:15|.
17:4 If he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return, saying, I repent - That is, if he give sufficient proof that he does really repent, after having sinned ever so often, receive him just as if he had never sinned against thee. But this forgiveness is due only to real penitents. In a lower sense we are to forgive all, penitent or impenitent; (so as to bear them the sincerest good will, and to do them all the good we can;) and that not seven times only, but seventy times seven.
17:5 Lord, increase our faith - That we may thus forgive, and may neither offend nor be offended. #Mt 17:20|.
17:6 And he said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed - If ye had the least measure of true faith, no instance of duty would be too hard for you. Ye would say to this sycamine tree - This seems to have been a kind of proverbial expression.
17:7 But which of you - But is it not meet that you should first obey, and then triumph? Though still with a deep sense of your utter unprofitableness.
17:9 Doth he thank that servant - Does he account himself obliged to him?
17:10 When ye have done all, say, We are unprofitable servants - For a man cannot profit God. Happy is he who judges himself an unprofitable servant: miserable is he whom God pronounces such. But though we are unprofitable to him, our serving him is not unprofitable to us. For he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works, which in consequence of his promise entitles us to an eternal reward.
17:20 The kingdom of God cometh not with observation - With such outward pomp as draws the observation of every one.
17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here, or lo there - This shall not be the language of those who are, or shall be sent by me, to declare the coming of my kingdom. For behold the kingdom of God is within or among you - Look not for it in distant times or remote places: it is now in the midst of you: it is come: it is present in the soul of every true believer: it is a spiritual kingdom, an internal principle. Wherever it exists, it exists in the heart.
17:22 Ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man - One day of mercy. or one day wherein you might converse with me, as you do now.
17:23 They shall say, See, Christ is here, or there - Limiting his presence to this or that place. #Mt 24:23|.
17:24 So shall also the Son of man be - So swift, so wide, shall his appearing be: In his day - The last day.
17:26 The days of the Son of man - Those which immediately follow that which is eminently styled his day. #Mt 24:37|.
17:31 In that day - (Which will be the grand type of the last day) when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed with armies.
17:32 Remember Lot's wife - And escape with all speed, without ever looking behind you. #Luke 9:24|; John 12:25.
17:33 The sense of this and the following verses is, Yet as great as the danger will be, do not seek to save your life by violating your conscience: if you do, you will surely lose it: whereas if you should lose it for my sake, you shall be paid with life everlasting. But the most probable way of preserving it now, is to be always ready to give it up: a peculiar Providence shall then watch over you, and put a difference between you and other men.
17:37 #Mt 24:28|.
Luke Chapter 17 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Mat. 18. 7.
3 Mat. 18. 21.
6 Mat. 17. 20.
14 Leu.14.2.
20 Or, with outward shew.
21 Or, among you.
23 Mat. 24. 23.
26 Gen. 7.
28 Gen. 19.
32 Gen.19. 26.
33 Mat.16.25
34 Mat.24.40
36 This 36. verse is wanting in most of the Greek copies.
37 Mat.24 28
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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