Luke 17:16

Luke 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
• New International Version (NIV)He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.

Context of Luke 17:16

14When he saw them, he told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were cleansed. 15But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan. 17Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

Luke 17:16 word by word

καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρίτης.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• fell downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• atπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• givingεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a SamaritanΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541

Cross-references for Luke 17:16

• Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”
• Genesis 17:3Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
• Matthew 2:11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
• Mark 5:33The woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
• John 5:23so that all people may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
• Acts 10:25When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the one seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne and say,
• Revelation 5:14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
• Revelation 19:4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who is seated on the throne, saying, Amen! Hallelujah!
• Luke 9:52He sent messengers ahead of himself, and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for him.
• Luke 10:32In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
• John 4:9“How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” she asked him. For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.
• John 8:48The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon?”
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 8:5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.

Commentaries on Luke 17:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He was a Samaritan - One who professed a very corrupt religion; and from whom much less was to be expected than from the other nine, who probably were Jews.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to refer ourselves to the compassions of Christ, for they fail not. We may look for God to meet us with mercy, when we are found in the way of obedience. Only one of those who were healed returned to give thanks. It becomes us, like him, to be very humble in thanksgivings, as well as in prayers. Christ noticed the one who thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The one man who returned to thank Jesus was a Samaritan, a hated foreigner in the eyes of most Jews (see study note on 10:33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1911-13. through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 17:16

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Praise
• Samaria
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Luke 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings