Luke 17:9

Legacy Standard Bible

Is he grateful to the slave because he did the things which were commanded?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded?

King James Version (1611)
Doeth he thanke that seruant, because hee did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

King James Version
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

English Standard Version
Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?

New American Standard Bible
"He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

New Century Version
The servant does not get any special thanks for doing what his master commanded.

Amplified Bible
"He does not thank the servant just because he did what he was ordered to do, does he?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

Berean Standard Bible
Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

Contemporary English Version
Servants don't deserve special thanks for doing what they are supposed to do.

Complete Jewish Bible
Does he thank the slave because he did what he was told to do? No!

Darby Translation
Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

Easy-to-Read Version
The servant should not get any special thanks for doing his job. He is only doing what his master told him to do.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Doeth he thanke that seruant, because hee did that which was commaunded vnto him? I trowe not.

George Lamsa Translation
Why, will that servant receive praise, because he did what he was commanded to do? I do not think so.

Good News Translation
The servant does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he?

Lexham English Bible
He will not be grateful to the slave because he did what was ordered, will he?

Literal Translation
Does not he have thanks to that slave because he did the things commanded of him? I think not.

American Standard Version
Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?

Bible in Basic English
Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

Hebrew Names Version
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

International Standard Version
He doesn't praise the servant for doing what was commanded, does he?

Etheridge Translation
Does that servant receive thanks because he hath done what was required of him ? I consider not.

Murdock Translation
Hath he thanks for him, because the servant did what was commanded him? I think not.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Doth he thanke that seruaunt, because he dyd the thynges that were commaunded vnto hym? I trowe not.

English Revised Version
Doth he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded?

World English Bible
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him?

Weymouth's New Testament
Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whether he hath grace to that seruaunt, for he dide that that he comaundide hym?

Update Bible Version
Does he thank the slave because he did the things that were commanded?

Webster's Bible Translation
Doth he thank that servant, because he did the things that were commanded him? I suppose not.

New English Translation
He won't thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?

New King James Version
Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not. [fn]

New Living Translation
And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not.

New Life Bible
Does the servant get thanks for doing what he was told to do? I am sure he does not.

New Revised Standard
Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Doth he offer thanks unto the servant, because he hath done the things enjoined?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Doth he thank that servant for doing the things which he commanded him?

Revised Standard Version
Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Doeth he thanke that servaunt because he dyd that which was commaunded vnto him? I trowe not.

Young's Literal Translation
Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thanketh he the same seruaunt also, because he dyd that was commaunded him? I trowe not.

Mace New Testament (1729)
will he think himself oblig'd to that servant for doing what he was order'd? I believe not.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Does the ranch owner praise the cowboy for doing his job? Of course not.

Contextual Overview

¹Now He said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come! ²It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. ³Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. ⁴And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,' forgive him." ⁵And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" ⁶And the Lord said, "If you have faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea'; and it would obey you. ⁷"But which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down to eat'? ⁸But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and, clothing yourself properly, serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink'? ⁹Is he grateful to the slave because he did the things which were commanded? ¹⁰In this way, you also, when you do all the things which are commanded of you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.'"

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Cross-References

Genesis 17:4
"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:5
And no longer shall your name be called Abram,But your name shall be Abraham;For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Psalms 25:10
All the paths of Yahweh are lovingkindness and truthTo those who guard His covenant and His testimonies.

Psalms 103:18
To those who keep His covenantAnd remember His precepts to do them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Doth he thank that servant,.... As if he had done him a favour, and what he was not obliged to;

because he did the things that were commanded him? for, as a servant, he ought to do them, and in so doing does but his duty: he may indeed be commended for it, but not thanked:

I trow not; or "I think not"; it do not seem so to me, as if he would, or, as though it was proper and necessary he should. The Ethiopic version leaves out this last clause.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I trow not - I “think” not; or I “suppose” not.