Luke 17: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Luke 17 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Jesus warns his disciples that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one who causes them (vv. 1-2). He instructs them to rebuke a brother who sins and to forgive him if he repents, even repeatedly (vv.

Key verse

“Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
Luke 17:19 (WEB)

Outline

Luke 17:1–2 Warnings Against Causing Stumbling
Luke 17:3–4 Call to Forgiveness
Luke 17:5–10 Faith and Servanthood
Luke 17:11–19 Healing of the Ten Lepers
Luke 17:20–21 The Kingdom of God
Luke 17:22–37 Teachings on the Son of Man

Discussion questions

What do the ten lepers call Jesus in v13?
Why does Jesus point out that only one leper returned in vv. 17-18?
Jesus’ statement about faith in v6: what does he mean by 'a grain of mustard seed'?
When Jesus speaks of the days of the Son of Man in vv. 22-24, what does he imply about their nature?
When have you struggled to forgive someone who has repeatedly asked for it, as mentioned in v4?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Luke 17: Matthew 18, Matthew 24, Mark 9.

Before next time: read Luke 18.