Luke 17:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

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  • Luke 17:8-10
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    8 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?

    9 Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

    10 In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

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    36 And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

    37 Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

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    26 But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

    27 For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

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    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

    43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

    44 Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

    45 But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

    46 The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

    47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

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    45 Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

    46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

    47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

    48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

    49 And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

    50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

  • 6 And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done.

  • 7 Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?

  • 28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

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    21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

    22 And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

    23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

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    15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

    16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

    17 And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

  • Luke 7:7-8
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    7 And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

    8 For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

  • 7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

  • 7 And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

  • 5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • Luke 16:1-3
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    1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

    2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

    3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

  • 26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

  • 22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

  • 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who went over his accounts with his servants.

  • 26 And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

  • 10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

  • 27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?

  • 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

  • 9 Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

  • 2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

  • 13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • 26 So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

  • 29 But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

  • 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

  • 12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.