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Luke 17:8

King James Version (KJV)

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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?

Luke 17:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 17:8

Theological / Devotional

Will not rather? According to the Greek a positive answer is here expected to the question (see on ch. 6:39). Compare the negative answer expected in ch. 17:9.

Gird thyself. See Luke 12:37; see on Ps. 65:6.

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