Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? New Living Translation No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ English Standard Version Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Berean Standard Bible Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? Berean Literal Bible Instead, will he not say to him, 'Prepare what I may eat, and having girded yourself about, serve me while I eat and drink; and after these things you shall eat and drink'? King James Bible 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? New King James Version But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’? New American Standard Bible On the contrary, will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? NASB 1995 “But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink ‘? NASB 1977 “But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me until I have eaten and drunk; and afterward you will eat and drink’? Legacy Standard Bible But 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’? Amplified Bible Will he not instead say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and appropriately clothe yourself [for service] and serve me while I eat and drink; then afterward you may eat and drink?’ Christian Standard Bible Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’? Holman Christian Standard Bible Instead, will he not tell him, Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink? American Standard Version 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English “But he says to him, 'Prepare for me something to eat and put on your apron to serve me until I shall have eaten and have drunk; after this you also will eat and drink.'” Contemporary English Version No, you wouldn't say that. You would say, "Prepare me something to eat. Get ready to serve me, so I can have my meal. Then later on you can eat and drink." Douay-Rheims Bible And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink? English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation No. Instead, he tells his servant, 'Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.' Good News Translation Of course not! Instead, you say to him, 'Get my supper ready, then put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have your meal.' International Standard Version Of course not. Instead, he would say to him, 'Get dinner ready for me, and put on your apron and wait on me until I eat and drink. Then you can eat and drink.' Literal Standard Version But will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having girded yourself around, minister to me, until I eat and drink, and after these things you will eat and drink? Majority Standard Bible Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? New American Bible Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? NET Bible Won't the master instead say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink'? New Revised Standard Version Would you not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink’? New Heart English Bible But will he not say to him, 'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink, and afterward you can eat and drink'? Webster's Bible Translation 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? Weymouth New Testament 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'? World English Bible Wouldn’t he rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’? Young's Literal Translation 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? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Power of Faith…7Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? 8Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’? 9Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?… Cross References Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. Luke 17:7 Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'? Luke 17:9 Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told? John 13:4 So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. Treasury of Scripture And will not rather say to him, Make ready with which I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shall eat and drink? Make. Genesis 43:16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 2 Samuel 12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. and gird. Luke 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. Jump to Previous Afterward Clothe Dinner Drank Drink Drunken Eat Eaten Gird Girded Minister Needs Prepare Properly Rather Ready Serve Sup Supper Thyself WherewithJump to Next Afterward Clothe Dinner Drank Drink Drunken Eat Eaten Gird Girded Minister Needs Prepare Properly Rather Ready Serve Sup Supper Thyself WherewithLuke 17 1. Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;3. and to forgive one another. 5. The power of faith. 6. How we are bound to God. 11. Jesus heals ten lepers. 22. Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man. (8) Gird thyself, and serve me.--Better, minister to me. The words receive a fresh significance if we connect them with Luke 12:37, of which they are, as it were, the complement. There the Master promises that He will gird Himself, and minister to His disciples. Here He tells them that He too requires a service. They must give Him the meat and the drink of seeing that His Father's will is done on earth (John 4:32; John 4:34), and then they too shall be sharers in His joy. Yet another aspect of the same truths is found in the later promise of the Lord of the Churches to the servant who watches for His coming, "I will sup with him, and he with Me" (Revelation 3:20). Greek Instead,ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. won’t he tell ἐρεῖ (erei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2046: Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ‘Prepare Ἑτοίμασον (Hetoimason) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. my meal δειπνήσω (deipnēsō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1172: To dine, sup, eat. From deipnon; to dine, i.e. Take the principle meal. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. dress yourself περιζωσάμενος (perizōsamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4024: From peri and zonnumi; to gird all around, i.e. to fasten on one's belt. to serve διακόνει (diakonei) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 1247: From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (figuratively) teacher; technically, to act as a Christian deacon. me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. while ἕως (heōs) Conjunction Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. I eat φάγω (phagō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 5315: A primary verb; to eat. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. drink; πίω (piō) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. afterward μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. you σύ (sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. may eat φάγεσαι (phagesai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 5315: A primary verb; to eat. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. drink’? πίεσαι (piesai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. Links Luke 17:8 NIVLuke 17:8 NLT Luke 17:8 ESV Luke 17:8 NASB Luke 17:8 KJV Luke 17:8 BibleApps.com Luke 17:8 Biblia Paralela Luke 17:8 Chinese Bible Luke 17:8 French Bible Luke 17:8 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 17:8 And will not rather tell him 'Prepare (Luke Lu Lk) |
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