Luke 17:5 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁵And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

Luke 17:5 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. …
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-10)

We are here taught, I. That the giving of offences is a great sin, and that which we should every one of us avoid and carefully watch against, Luke 17:1, 2. We can expect no other than that offences will come, considering the perverseness and frowardness that are in the nature of man, and the wise purpose and counsel of God, who will carry on his work even by those offences, and bring good out of…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 5)

5. Lord--(See on Lu 10:1). increase our faith--moved by the difficulty of avoiding and forgiving “offenses.” This is the only instance in which a spiritual operation upon their souls was solicited of Christ by the Twelve; but a kindred and higher prayer had been offered before, by one with far fewer opportunities. (See on Mr 9:24.)