Luke 17:8 Parallel Translations

No. Instead, he tells his servant, 'Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

ASV:

and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

BBE:

Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

DBY:

But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt eat and drink?

ERV:

and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

WEY:

and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?

WBS:

And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drank; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

WEB:

and will not rather tell him,'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink'?

YLT:

but will not rather say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

Luke 17:8 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 12:37 "Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

17:8 Gird thyself. The loose flowing garments needed to be girded up by the belt when one was serving.

MHC:

17:1-10 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.

CONC:

Afterward Clothe Dinner Drank Drink Drunken Eat Eaten Finished Gird Girded Meal Minister Needs Prepare Properly Rather Ready Serve Sup Supper Thyself Tidy Till Wait Wherewith Yours

Afterward Clothe Dinner Drank Drink Drunken Eat Eaten Gird Girded Minister Needs Prepare Properly Rather Ready Serve Sup Supper Thyself Wherewith

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