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Verse Luke 17:6. _AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED_] A faith that
_increases_ and _thrives_ as that is described to do, Matthew 13:32,
where see the note. See also Matthew 17:20.
_THIS SYCAMINE_]
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See Matthew 17:20. “Sycamine-tree.” This name, as well as
sycamore, is given, among us, to the large tree commonly called the
buttonwood; but the tree here mentioned is different. The Latin
Vulgate an...
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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...
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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...
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LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Luke 17:1-10)...
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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...
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IF. Assuming the condition. See App-118.
YE MIGHT SAY. ye might, with Greek. _an,_ marking it as being purely
hypothetical.
THIS SYCAMINE TREE. On. former occasion (Matthew 17:20) the Lord said
"this...
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_as a grain of mustard seed_ "which is the least of all seeds,"
Matthew 13:32.
_unto this sycamine tree_ The -this: is interesting because it shews
that our Lord was teaching in the open air, and poin...
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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...
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ὩΣ ΚΌΚΚΟΝ ΣΙΝΆΠΕΩΣ, “which is the least of all
seeds,” Matthew 13:32.
ΤΗ͂Ι ΣΥΚΑΜΊΝΩΙ ΤΑΎΤΗΙ. The “this” is
interesting because it shews that our Lord was teaching in the open
air, and pointed to the t...
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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...
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THE POWER OF FAITH. THE INSUFFICIENCY OF WORKS...
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5. AND THE APOSTLES SAID TO THE LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH. 6. AND THE
LORD SAID, IF YOU HAD FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, YOU MIGHT SAY
TO THIS SYCAMINE TREE, BE YOU PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOT, AND BE...
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ΚΌΚΚΟΣ (G2848) зерно,
ΣΙΝΆΠΕΩΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΣΊΝΑΠΙ (G4615)
горчица. _Gen._ описания. ΈΛΈΓΕΤΕ _impf. ind.
act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, сказать. _Impf._
в _conj._, противоречащем факту. Гл. в _co...
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DISCOURSE: 1551
THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH
Luke 17:5. _And the Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye
might say unto this syca...
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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...
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And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
AND THE...
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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...
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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...
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SYCAMINE] This word means sometimes the 'mulberry tree,' sometimes the
'sycomore,'...
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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....
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IF YE HAD FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED. — The words remind us,
and must have reminded the disciples, of those of Matthew 17:20, which
were called forth by the failure of the disciples to heal the...
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εἰ ἔχετε. εἰ with pres. in protasis, the imperf. in
apodosis with ἄν. Possession of faith already sufficient to work
miracles is here admitted. In Mt. the emphasis lies on the want of
such faith. Anot...
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_The power of faith_ (_cf._ Matthew 17:20). οἱ ἀπόστολοι
instead of μαθηταὶ. Luke 17:1. τῷ κυρίῳ : these
titles for Jesus and the Twelve betray a narrative having no
connection with what goes before,...
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“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...
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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...
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And the Lord said, If ye had faith as (a) a grain of mustard seed, ye
might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
(a) If...
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_To this mulberry-tree. In St. Matthew, (xvii. 19.) we read, to this
mountain. Christ might say both at different times. (Witham)_...
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QUALITY RATHER THAN QUANTITY
Luke 17:5-6. _“And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our
faith. And the Lord said, If you have faith as a seed of mustard, you
said to this sycamine-tree, Be thou pl...
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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...
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VERS. 5 AND 6. _Faith._ “ _And the apostles said unto the Lord,
Increase our faith._ 6. _And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain
of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou pl...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Ver. 6. _I...
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_And the apostles said, Lord, increase our faith_ That we may thus
forgive, and neither offend nor be offended. _And he said, If ye had
faith as a grain of mustard-seed_ You would be able to overcome...
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SYCAMINE; the same as sycamore. Matthew 17:20....
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AND THE LORD SAID, IF YE HAD FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD-SEED, YE
MIGHT SAY UNTO THIS SYCAMINE TREE, BE THOU PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOT, AND
BE THOU PLANTED IN THE SEA, AND IT SHOULD OBEY YOU.
The childre...
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Concerning forgiveness:...
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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...
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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...
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Matthew hath in effect the same, MATTHEW 17:20, though he saith, _ye
shall say unto this mountain; _ SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 17:20". I cannot
be of their mind who think that our Saviour in this, and the...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V
Such were the apostles, in whose case it is said that "faith removed
mountains and transplanted trees."[8]
Recognitions of Clement V
He is the true worshipper o...
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Luke 17:6 So G1161 Lord G2962 said G2036 (G5627) If G1487 have G2192
(G5707) faith G4102 as...
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‘And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed,”
You would say to this sycamine (mulberry) tree, ‘Be you rooted up,
and be...
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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...
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Luke 17:6. IF YE HAVE FAITH, etc. See on Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21.
The original implies that they had _not_ so great faith, though it
does not assert that they had none.
THIS SYCAMINE TREE. The d...
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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...
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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....
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IF YE HAVE
(ε εχετε). Condition of the first class, assumed to be true.YE
WOULD SAY
(ελεγετε αν). Imperfect active with αν and so a conclusion
(apodosis) of the second class, determined as unfulf...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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MAKE OUR FAITH GREATER. The disciples ask for faith to be able to do
the things he has just told them. IF YOU HAD FAITH AS BIG AS A MUSTARD
SEED. _Godet_ writes: "The only real power of the universe i...
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_Increase our faith_
INCREASED FAITH PRAYED FOR
1.
Observe, that faith is susceptible of being increased.
2. There are important reasons why an increase of faith should be
desired,
(1) An increas...
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_Faith as a grain of mustard seed_
THE FORCE OF FAITH
We must not imagine that these words give any encouragement to an idle
and childish expectation of any startling and ostentatious outcome of
a t...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:5 INCREASE OUR FAITH! Jesus’ reply to this
request indicates that even a very small amount of faith can lead to
remarkable results (IT WOULD OBEY YOU). This passage must be
unders...
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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...
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_If ye had faith._ "This indeed," says S. Chrysostom, "is small in
quantity but great in power. He means that the least portion of faith
can do great things." And Bede, "Perfect faith is a grain of mu...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 13:2; Luke 13:19; Mark 11:22; Mark 11:23; Mark 9:23;...
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Sycamine. Or mulberry. Luke distinguishes between this and sukomorea,
the fig - mulberry (ch. 19 4). The names were sometimes confused, but
a physician would readily make the distinction, as both were...
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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 h...
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Here our Saviour tells his disciples, that if they have the smallest
degree of true faith, lively, operative faith, it will enable them to
perform this difficult duty of forgiving injuries, and all ot...