Luke 17:7 Meaning and Explanation
“But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus begins a parable: no master tells a servant coming in from the field to sit straight down and eat.
What Does Luke 17:7 Mean?
Jesus follows the teaching on faith with a parable from ordinary household life. On a small farm, a single servant plowed or tended the animals by day and served the table at evening. Jesus asks His disciples to picture themselves as the master: which of you would treat the field work as the end of the servant's duty?
The question prepares a lesson about how disciples stand before God. Morning service does not exempt from evening service; obedience is not piecework that accumulates credit against the Master. The parable will press a humbling truth, but it begins gently — with a scene every hearer recognized and a custom no one would dispute.
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What does Luke 17:7 mean?
Jesus begins a parable: no master tells a servant coming in from the field to sit straight down and eat.