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Luke 17 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Luke 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Greek words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Luke 17 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἡμέρα hēméra G2250 11 age, alway, day ), for ever
εἷς heîs G1520 6 a, abundantly, man, one
Λώτ Lṓt G3091 3 Lot
πίνω pínō G4095 4 drink
εἶπον eréō G2046 4 call, say, speak, tell
ἀφίημι aphíēmi G863 4 cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside
ἐσθίω esthíō G2068 4 devour, eat, live

How preachers through history handled this text

26 public-domain excerpts on Luke 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 9 Calvin 8 Matthew Henry 4 Jonathan Edwards 2 Alexander MacLaren 2 John Wesley 1

“The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 17:20–50 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Galilee 1 — Luke 17:11
  • Jerusalem — Luke 17:11
  • Samaria 2 — Luke 17:11
  • Sodom — Luke 17:29

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