But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
 

17:7 having a servant. This is a parable dealing with service for the Lord. The “servant” is actually a slave, required to do his master’s bidding. His ministry of plowing and feeding suggests the familiar parallel of caring for sheep, the duties of a shepherd, or “pastor.” In fact, the words “feeding cattle” could better be translated “pasturing.”

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