Bible Chapter Summary
Luke 17 Summary
Forgiveness, Faith, and the Kingdom's Sudden Coming
Jesus warns His disciples that offenses must come but woe to those through whom they come, and commands them to rebuke and forgive a sinning brother repeatedly, even seven times in one day if he repents. When the apostles ask for increased faith, Jesus teaches that faith as small as a mustard seed can command a sycamine tree to uproot. He illustrates humble service through the parable of a servant who, after plowing or feeding cattle, must serve his master's meal before eating. Jesus later tells His disciples that the kingdom comes not with observation but is within them, and describes the sudden coming of the Son of Man like lightning across the sky.
Key themes
Key verses
Luke 17:4
“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.”
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.”
Luke 17:20
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:”
Luke 17:24
“For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.”
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