Jesu liknelser
The Parable of the Unworthy Servant
Jesus teaches the disciples: He warns against causing others to stumble, commands unlimited forgiveness for a brother who repents, and speaks of the power of faith like a mustard seed that can uproot a mulberry tree. He concludes with the parable of the servant returning from the field, reminding the disciples that even after doing all they are commanded, they are merely 'unworthy servants' who have only done their duty.
Lukasevangeliet 17,1-10
1He said to his disciples, "It is inevitable that occasions for sin will come, but woe to the one through whom they come.
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς ⸀αὐτοῦ· Ἀνένδεκτόν ἐστιν τοῦ ⸂τὰ σκάνδαλα μὴ ἐλθεῖν⸃, ⸂πλὴν οὐαὶ⸃ διʼ οὗ ἔρχεται·
2It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
λυσιτελεῖ αὐτῷ εἰ ⸂λίθος μυλικὸς⸃ περίκειται περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔρριπται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν ἢ ἵνα σκανδαλίσῃ ⸂τῶν μικρῶν τούτων ἕνα⸃.
3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς. ἐὰν ⸀ἁμάρτῃ ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐὰν μετανοήσῃ ἄφες αὐτῷ·
4Even if he sins against you seven times a day and seven times comes back to you saying, 'I repent,' you are to forgive him."
καὶ ἐὰν ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ⸀ἁμαρτήσῃ εἰς σὲ καὶ ⸀ἑπτάκις ἐπιστρέψῃ ⸂πρὸς σὲ⸃ λέγων· Μετανοῶ, ἀφήσεις αὐτῷ.
5The apostles said to the Lord, "Give us more faith."
Καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῷ κυρίῳ· Πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν.
6The Lord said, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.
εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος· Εἰ ἔχετε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐλέγετε ἂν τῇ συκαμίνῳ ταύτῃ· Ἐκριζώθητι καὶ φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· καὶ ὑπήκουσεν ἂν ὑμῖν.
7Which of you, if he had a servant plowing or tending sheep, would say to him when he came in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?
Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν δοῦλον ἔχων ἀροτριῶντα ἢ ποιμαίνοντα, ὃς εἰσελθόντι ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐρεῖ ⸀αὐτῷ· Εὐθέως παρελθὼν ἀνάπεσε,
8Wouldn't he rather say, 'Get my supper ready, then dress for service and wait on me while I eat and drink; afterward you can eat and drink'?
ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ· Ἑτοίμασον τί δειπνήσω καὶ περιζωσάμενος διακόνει μοι ἕως φάγω καὶ πίω, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα φάγεσαι καὶ πίεσαι σύ;
9Does he thank the servant for doing what he was told?
μὴ ⸂ἔχει χάριν⸃ τῷ ⸀δούλῳ ὅτι ἐποίησεν τὰ ⸀διαταχθέντα;
10So it is with you. When you have done everything you were told to do, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'"
οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ποιήσητε πάντα τὰ διαταχθέντα ὑμῖν, λέγετε ὅτι Δοῦλοι ἀχρεῖοί ἐσμεν, ⸂ὃ ὠφείλομεν⸃ ποιῆσαι πεποιήκαμεν.