Verse 7
7. Having a servant However high the prerogatives of apostolic faith, and however great the services the apostle may thereby render to the cause of Christ, let him beware of apostolic pride, as if he had laid Christ under obligations, or had won a title to a reward; far less can he have any merit to spare from which others can obtain favor and salvation from God.
Ploughing or feeding cattle Whether or not any of the apostles were farmers is very doubtful. This does not necessarily imply it, as the words are simply addressed to them as men generally.
By and by The phrase by and by in older English signifies immediately. It ought to have been so translated as to qualify the verb go:
Go immediately and sit down to meat immediately instead of afterward, in Luke 17:8.
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