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Luke 17:16
16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
Context of Luke 17:16
14When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?”
Read all of Luke 17Luke 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’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
- Genesis 17:3Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
- Matthew 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
- Mark 5:33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.
- John 5:23that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.
- Acts 10:25As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.
- Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
- Revelation 5:14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
- Revelation 19:4The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
- Luke 9:52And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;
- Luke 10:32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
- John 4:9The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
- John 8:48The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and 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 there.
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
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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
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