Luke 17:6

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 LORD SAID, IF YE HAD FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, YE MIGHT SAY UNTO THIS SYCAMINE (OR MULBERRY TREE), BE THOU PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOT, AND BE THOU PLANTED IN THE SEA; AND IT SHOULD OBEY YOU. See the notes at Mark 11:22, and Remark 3 at the close of that section....

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 difficulties in the way of forgiving our brethren. As with God nothing is impossible, so all things are possible to him that can believe. Our Lord showed his disciples their need of deep humility. The Lord has such a property in every creature, as no man can have in another; he cannot be in debt to them for their services, nor do they deserve any return from him....

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_] 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 also, from its similitude in leaves and fruit, _morosyous_, or mulberry fig-tree. The Arabians call it _guimez_: it grows in Cyp

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 and the Syriac versions translate it “mulberry-tree.” It is said to have been a tree that commonly grew in Egypt, of the size and appearance of a mulberry-tree, but bearing a species of figs. This tree was common in Palestine. It is probable that our Lord was standing by one as he addressed these words to his disciples. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 22-24) says of this tree: “It is generally planted by the wayside, in the open space where several paths meet.” (Compare Luke 19:4.) “This sycamore is a remarkable tree. It not only bears several crops of figs during the year, but

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 sins. The Lord_'_s reply. His little parable on humility. The healing of the ten lepers. The ingratitude of all save one. The question of the Pharisees as to the coming of the kingdom. The Lord_'_s answer, and his teaching respecting the awful suddenness of the advent of the Son of man._ LUKE 17:1, LUKE 17:2 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, t

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; 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 u; "from Caphar-Hananiah, and upwards, all the land which does not bear שקמין, "sycamines", is upper Galilee, and from Caphar-Hananiah, and downwards, all which does bear "sycamines", is lower Galilee.'' This, by Maimonides w, is said to be a wild fig tree; but the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it, the "mulberry tree": and that the sycamine and mulberry tree are the same, Beza shows from Dioscorides, Athenaeus,

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 they will cast a stumbling-block in our way if they can. Luke 17:1. _But woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones._ To do grievous damage to the soul of the very least of Christ's people, is a great and ruinous sin; nothing can be worse. God grant that we may not do this even inadvertently! Let not the strong indulge in that which would be unsafe for the weak, lest the weak be led into sin through that which the strong brother might find lawfu

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. (Luke 17:20) Luke 17:1 The story of the ten lepers is only found in Luke. All were cleansed by the power of God and the nine obeyed the Word of the Lord and went to the priests (Leviticus 13:1;...

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 Christ, mostly paralleled in Mt., together with a miracle. LUKE 17:1 F. STUMBLING-BLOCKS. Mark 9:42 *, Matthew 18:6 f.* (note the reversed order). Luke 17:3. Take heed to yourselves probably belongs to Luke 17:2. LUKE 17:3 F. THE DUTY OF FORGIVENESS ...

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, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him." The apostles said to the Lord, "Give us also faith!" The Lord said, "If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. "If any of you has a slave ploughing or watching the flock, and the slave comes in from the field, will he say to him, 'Come at once and take your place at table...