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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 17:1-10

We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luke 17:1, 2. We can expect no other than that offences will come, considering the perverseness and frowardness that are in the nature of man, and the wise purpose and counsel of God, who will carry on his work even by those offences, and bring good out of evil. It is almost impossible but that offences will come, and therefore we are concerned to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 17:1-10

17:1-10 Jesus said to his disciples, "It is impossible that snares to sin should not arise; but woe to him through whom they do arise! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to trip up. "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in the day, and if seven times he turns to you,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:1

Then said he unto his disciples ,.... In the Alexandrian copy, and in "three" of Beza's exemplars it is read, "his disciples"; and so read the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; that is, Jesus said to his disciples what follows, as the Syriac and Persic versions express, and the latter reads, he said "again". About the time that he delivered the above parable concerning the rich man and Lazarus, he repeated to his disciples what he had before said to them on another occasion, ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:2

It were better for him that a millstone ,.... See Gill on Matthew 18:6 and See Gill on Mark 9:42 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:3

Take heed to yourselves ..... Or to one another, that ye neither give, nor take offence. Take heed to your spirits, to your doctrines, walk, and conversation, that you give no offence to any, that you are not stumbled by what you shall see in, and meet with from others: if thy brother trespass against thee ; See Gill on Matthew 18:15 . rebuke him ; privately, and proceed according to the rules there directed to; lay his sin before him; endeavour not only to convince him of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:4

And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day ,.... For good men are frequently apt to fall into sin, and offend both God and man; see Proverbs 24:16 "and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent"; as often as he sins, and appears to be truly sensible of it, and humble for it, and makes acknowledgments of it; and not only barely in words professes his concern for it, but there is reason to believe that he is heartily grieved for it, and to hope that he will behave... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:1

It is impossible but that offenses will come - Such is the corrupt state of the human heart that, notwithstanding all the influences of grace, and the promises of glory, men will continue to sin against God; and his justice must continue to punish. See on Matthew 18:6 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:2

A mill-stone - That drowning a person with a stone tied about the neck was an ancient mode of punishment, see proved in the note on Matthew 18:6 , Matthew 18:7 ; (note), to which let the following be added. To have a mill-stone hanged about the neck, was a common proverb. "Samuel saith, A man may marry, and after that addict himself to the study of the law. Rab. Jochanan saith, No: shall he addict himself to the study of the law with a mill-stone about his neck?" The place in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:3-4

If thy brother trespass - See the notes on Matthew 18:21 , Matthew 18:22 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 17:1-2

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come: It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones . The thread of connection here is not very obvious, and many expositors are content with regarding this seventeenth chapter as simply containing certain lessons of teaching placed here by St. Luke without regard to anything... read more

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