Luke 17:10

17:10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; 1  we have only done what was our duty.’” 2 

Luke 19:37

19:37 As he approached the road leading down from 3  the Mount of Olives, 4  the whole crowd of his 5  disciples began to rejoice 6  and praise 7  God with a loud voice for all the mighty works 8  they had seen: 9 

1 tn Some translations describe the slaves as “worthless” (NRSV) or “unworthy” (NASB, NIV) but that is not Jesus’ point. These disciples have not done anything deserving special commendation or praise (L&N 33.361), but only what would normally be expected of a slave in such a situation (thus the translation “we have only done what was our duty”).

2 tn Or “we have only done what we were supposed to do.”

3 tn Grk “the descent of”; this could refer to either the slope of the hillside itself or the path leading down from it (the second option has been adopted for the translation, see L&N 15.109).

4 sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.

5 tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

6 tn Here the participle χαίροντες (caironte") has been translated as a finite verb in English; it could also be translated adverbially as a participle of manner: “began to praise God joyfully.”

7 sn See 2:13, 20; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9.

8 tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.

9 tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.