Then I said: Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Armies.
Luke 17:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, “We are unworthy servants; we’ve only done our duty.” ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even so on your part, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, We are unworthy servants [possessing no merit, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have [merely] done what was our duty to do. American Standard Version (1901) Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do. Common English Bible In the same way, when you have done everything required of you, you should say, ‘We servants deserve no special praise. We have only done our duty.’” Catholic Public Domain Version I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: 'We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do. |
Then I said: Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Armies.
All of us have become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment; all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
They entered and possessed it, but they did not obey you or live according to your instructions. They failed to perform all you commanded them to do, and so you have brought all this disaster on them.
And throw this good-for-nothing servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
While travelling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee.
All have turned away; all alike have become worthless. There is no one who does what is good, not even one. ,
Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.