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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 17:1-10

We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luke 17:1, 2. We can expect no other than that offences will come, considering the perverseness and frowardness that are in the nature of man, and the wise purpose and counsel of God, who will carry on his work even by those offences, and bring good out of evil. It is almost impossible but that offences will come, and therefore we are concerned to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 17:1-10

17:1-10 Jesus said to his disciples, "It is impossible that snares to sin should not arise; but woe to him through whom they do arise! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to trip up. "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in the day, and if seven times he turns to you,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:3

Take heed to yourselves ..... Or to one another, that ye neither give, nor take offence. Take heed to your spirits, to your doctrines, walk, and conversation, that you give no offence to any, that you are not stumbled by what you shall see in, and meet with from others: if thy brother trespass against thee ; See Gill on Matthew 18:15 . rebuke him ; privately, and proceed according to the rules there directed to; lay his sin before him; endeavour not only to convince him of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:4

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day ,.... For good men are frequently apt to fall into sin, and offend both God and man; see Proverbs 24:16 "and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent"; as often as he sins, and appears to be truly sensible of it, and humble for it, and makes acknowledgments of it; and not only barely in words professes his concern for it, but there is reason to believe that he is heartily grieved for it, and to hope that he will behave... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:5

And the apostles said unto the Lord ,.... Either on account of what was now said by Christ concerning offences, and forgiving injuries; being conscious to themselves of their own weakness to withstand temptations; and fearful lest they should be stumbled and offended with what they should meet with; or that they should give offence to others: and being also sensible of what spirits they were of, and of the difficulties of conquering them, and mastering the resentment of their minds, when... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:6

And the Lord said ,.... In answer to the disciples. The Syriac version leaves out the word "Lord": and the Persic version, in the room of it reads, "Jesus": if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed ; See Gill on Matthew 17:20 . ye might say unto this sycamine tree ; which was near at hand; for in Galilee, where Christ now was, such trees grew, especially in lower Galilee: hence those words F21 Misna Sheviith, c. 9. sect. 2. ; "from Caphar-Hananiah, and upwards, all the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:3-4

If thy brother trespass - See the notes on Matthew 18:21 , Matthew 18:22 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:5

Increase our faith - This work of pardoning every offense of every man, and that continually, seemed so difficult, even to the disciples themselves, that they saw, without an extraordinary degree of faith, they should never be able to keep this command. But some think that this and what follows relate to what Matthew has mentioned. Matthew 17:19 , Matthew 17:20 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:6

As a grain of mustard seed - A faith that increases and thrives as that is described to do, Matthew 13:32 ; (note), where see the note. See also Matthew 17:20 . This sycamine - The words seem to intimate that they were standing by such a tree. The sycamine is probably the same as the sycamore. Sycamore with us, says Mr. Evelyn, is falsely so called, being our acer majus , greater maple. The true sycamore is the ficus Pharaonis or Aegyptia, Pharaoh's, or Egyptian fig-tree; called... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 17:1-10

The Addition Besought. We are not informed of the circumstances which called forth the discourse condensed in the first ten verses of the chapter. An occasion was, by some incident, provided for a solemn warning against the sin of an unforgiving and uncharitable spirit. And this warning apparently intensified a conviction which had been simmering in the minds of the disciples, and led to the prayer, "Lord, Increase [or, 'add to us'] faith." Have we not a part in this cry? Are there not... read more

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