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

14And seeing [them] he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed. 15And one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]? 18There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

Luke 17:16 word by word

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

• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• givingεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• SamaritanΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541

Cross-references for Luke 17:16

• Luke 5:8But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.
• Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,
• Matthew 2:11And having come into the house they saw the little child with Mary his mother, and falling down did him homage. And having opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
• Mark 5:33But the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had taken place in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
• John 5:23that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.
• Acts 10:25And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did [him] homage.
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders shall fall before him that sits upon the throne, and do homage to him that lives to the ages of ages; and shall cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
• Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, Amen; and the elders fell down and did homage.
• Revelation 19:4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and did homage to God who sits upon the throne, saying, Amen, Hallelujah.
• Luke 9:52And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.
• Luke 10:32and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite side.
• John 4:9The Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How dost thou, being a Jew, ask to drink of me who am a Samaritan woman? for Jews have no intercourse with Samaritans.
• John 8:48The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
• Acts 1:8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
• Acts 8:5And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ 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

• Samaritan
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
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• Samaritans
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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