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Luke 17:4

Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

thus teaches who forbids your refusing to bring back even your brother's cattle, if you find them astray in the road; much more should you bring back your erring brother to himself. He commands you to forgive your brother, should he trespass against you even "seven times."[1382]

Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V

And this, (the Naassene) says, is what is declared in Scripture, "The just will fall seven times, and rise again."[40]

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See also Luke 17:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See the notes at Matthew 18:15, Matthew 18:21. “Trespass against thee.” Sin against thee, or does anything that gives you an offence or does you an injury. REBUKE - Reprove. Go and tell him his fault,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Concerning Offenses and Forgiveness. (Luke 17:1)_ 2. Increase of Faith and Lowly Service. (Luke 17:5) 3. The Ten Lepers. (Luke 17:11) 4. Concerning the Kingdom and His Second Coming...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LUKE 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Chris...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    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 h...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Luke 17:1-10)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SEVEN. On the former occasion "seventy" (Matthew 18:21; Matthew 18:22). No discrepancy. See App-97. TO. unto. Greek. _epi._ App-104.; but the texts read _pros._...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _seven times in a day_ A purely general expression, which as little involves the quantitative limitation of forgiveness upon repentance as the "seventy times seven" of Matthew 18:22. Some of the Rabbi...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἉΜΑΡΤΉΣΗΙ. The sense requires this, as special _acts_ are referred to. The ἁμάρτῃ is from Luke 17:3. 4. ἙΠΤΆΚΙΣ. A purely general expression, which as little involves the quantitative limitation of fo...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    VER 3. TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES: IF YOUR BROTHER TRESPASS AGAINST YOU, REBUKE HIM; AND IF HE REPENT, FORGIVE HIM. 4. AND IF HE TRESPASS AGAINST YOU SEVEN TIMES IN A DAY, AND SEVEN TIMES IN A DAY TURN A...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΠΤΆΚΙΣ (G2034) семь раз. Символизирует любое большое число (Arndt). ΗΜΈΡΑΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΗΜΈΡΑ (G2250) день. _Gen._ времени. ΆΜΑΡΤΉΣΗ _aor. conj. act., см._ Luke 17:3. _Conj._ с ΈΆΝ (G1437) в _co...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES:— Our Lord speaks here concerning a quarrelsome temper in his servants, but especially in the ministers and teachers of religion;insinuating,thatmanygrievous temptations to sin...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Butler's Comments SECTION 1 Be Good (Luke 17:1-10) 17 And he said to his disciples, Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! 2It would be better for him if a millstone w...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. AND IF HE TRESPASS AGAINST THEE SEVEN TIMES IN A DAY, AN...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    1 The Lord is through with the unbelievers and now addresses His own disciples. He anticipates the fact that, even among themselves, there would be much to cause them to stumble and fall. He seeks to...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    OCCASIONS OF OFFENCE. THE TEN LEPERS. THE SECOND ADVENT 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6; Matthew 18:7. 2, ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES] An affectionate designation of the disciples, e...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 17 THE DANGER IF YOU CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE TO *SIN 17:1-2 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Things will certainly happen that turn people away from God....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    IF HE TRESPASS AGAINST THEE. — Better, _if he sin._ The better MSS. omit the words, “against thee,” and so make the command more general, and the verb is the same as that in Matthew 18:21, the teachin...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας, seven times a day. The number recalls Peter's question (Matthew 18:21), and the phrase seven times _a day_ states the duty of forgiving as broadly as Mt.'s seventy times seven, but...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Concerning offences and forgiving of offences_ (_cf._ Matthew 18:6-7; Matthew 21:22). ἀνένδεκτον : here only in N.T. and hardly found in classics; with ἐστι = οὐκ ἐνδέχεται (Luke 13:33), it is not po...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES” Luke 17:1-10 The world is full of stumbling-blocks. Men are perpetually placing them in each other's way; and especially before little children, the simple and the weak. Le...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto him...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    FORGIVENESS INDEFINITE Luke 17:3-4. _“Take heed unto yourselves: If thy brother may sin, correct him: if he may repent, forgive him. And if he may sin against thee seven times a day, and turn unto the...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    7. _Various Sayings: Luke 17:1-10_. This piece contains four brief lessons, placed here without introduction, and between which it is impossible to establish a connection. Olshausen and Meyer have att...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    VERS. 3 AND 4. _The Pardon of Trespasses._ “ _If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him._ 4. _And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven time...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (3) Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. (4) And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn ag...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Grace is the spring of the Christian's walk, and furnishes directions for it. He cannot with impunity (chapter 17) despise the weak. He must not be weary of pardoning his brother. If he have faith but...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. Ver. 4. See Matthew 18:21 ....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Take heed to yourselves_ That you may neither offend others, nor be offended by others, but that you may keep all your passions under proper regulation, and may be preserved from those resentments of...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Forgiveness. Matthew 18:15-22....

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    INCREASE OUR FAITH; see note on Matthew 17:20....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Concerning forgiveness:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND IF HE TRESPASS AGAINST THEE SEVEN TIMES A DAY, AND SEVEN TIMES IN A DAY TURN AGAIN TO THEE, SAYING, I REPENT, THOU SHALT FORGIVE HIM....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their attitud...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 It 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 enable us to get over the greatest d...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 17:3...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 17:4 And G2532 if G1437 sins G264 (G5632) against G1519 you G4571 times G2034 day G2250 and...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE NEED TO FORGIVE READILY (17:3-4). Jesus also stresses the need to forgive readily those who recognise their faults. Being unwilling readily to forgive could easily result in causing the weak who h...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DISCIPLES' RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS GOD'S PEOPLE AND THE WARNING NOT TO GET ABOVE THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY WILL ACCOMPLISH (17:1-10). Some have spoken here of ‘separate sayings' but there is...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 17:4. TURN AGAIN TO THEE. Confession is plainly demanded here, as rebuke had been in Luke 17:3. Christian confession may be as rare as proper Christian rebuke....

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    PART of the discourse began in chap. Luke 15:4, and addressed to the disciples (Luke 17:1). Some of the thoughts are found in Matthew 18, but the latter part of the section is peculiar to Luke....

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    SEVEN TIMES IN A DAY (επτακις της ημερας). Seven times within the day. On another occasion Peter's question (Matthew 18:21) brought Christ's answer "seventy times seven" (verse Luke 17:22), which s...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    TRESPASS SIN (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 17:1. _Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!_ Since the fall, we are so constituted that there are sure to be d...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 17:1. _Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come:_ We are so strangely made that even good men do not always agree, and there are so many bad men about that t...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Instruction in forgiveness. Parable of service. Ten lepers healed. Second coming of Jesus foretold. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, ten lepers, Pharisees, Noah, Lot, Lot's wife. CONCLUSION:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 17:1. _It is impossible but that offences will come._ Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which shal...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    IF YOUR BROTHER SINS, REBUKE HIM. Note that a rebuke and forgiveness are both duties. Compare Galatians 6:1-2. See notes on Matthew 18:15-22....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _It is impossible but that offences will come_ WHERE SIN OCCURS, GOD CANNOT WISELY PREVENT IT The doctrine of this text is that sin, under the government of God, cannot be prevented. 1. When we say...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:3 IF YOUR BROTHER SINS refers here to individual acts of sin. IF HE REPENTS, FORGIVE HIM... SEVEN TIMES. In Judaism it was considered honorable to forgive three times. (See note o...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 17 VER. 5. _And the Apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith._ The Apostles said this, when, from their little faith, they had been unable to cast out the devil from the lunatic. They the...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 17:1. THEN SAID HE.—Rather, “And he said” (R.V.). The previous discourse had been addressed to the Pharisees; we have now detached sayings addressed, probably on various occasion...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 17:1 _The_ _Master_'_s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept from such sin...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come (Luke 17:1): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have of...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 13:4; 2 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:14; Colossians 3:12;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    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, rec...

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