Luke 17:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. ”

• Luke 17:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  One of them ... - This man, sensible of the power of God and grateful for his mercies, returned to express his gratitude to God for his goodness. Instead of obeying “at once” the “letter” of the...

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• Luke 17:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Luke 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Ch...

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• Luke 17:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  on . Greek. epi. App-104. at . beside. Greek. para.App-104. Samaritan. See 2 Kings 17:29-35 , Compare Luke 10:33 .

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• Luke 17:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. He was a Samaritan - One who professed a very corrupt religion; and from whom much less was to be expected than fro...

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• Luke 17:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. While he rendered his tribu...

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• Luke 17:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Occasions of Offence. The Ten Lepers. The Second Advent 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6 ; Matthew 18:7 . 2, One of these little ones ] An affectionate designation of the di...

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• Luke 17:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And he was a Samaritan. — As in the parable of the Good Samaritan, St. Luke’s purpose in the selection of the incident falls in with what may be called the Catholicity of his Gospel, the breaking d...

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• Luke 17:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Man Who Was Grateful Luke 17:11-21 Their common misery drew these poor outcasts together and made them forget the fierce national antipathies of Jew and Samaritan. When bidden to go to the...

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• Luke 17:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto hi...

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• Luke 17:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (11) And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (12) And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, whic...

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• Luke 17:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  AT THE FEET OF JESUS ‘And one of them … fell down on his face at His feet.’ Luke 17:15-16 I. The place of forgiveness .—We cannot tell the origin of sin. ‘An enemy hath done this.’ All beyo...

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• Luke 17:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he fell down on his face at his feet ,.... For being cleansed, he might draw nigh unto Jesus; and which he did, with the most profound respect unto him, and reverence of him; and having a deep s...

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• Luke 17:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. Ver. 16. Giving him thanks ] A thankful man is worth his weight in gold. Sed perraro grati homines reperiuntur...

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• Luke 17:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed Was so affected, that, with a heart full of gratitude and joy, he immediately turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God Made a free and op...

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• Luke 17:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their att...

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• Luke 17:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Ten Lepers.       11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.   12 And...

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• Luke 17:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 17:15 "

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• Luke 17:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God, and he fell on his face at his feet, giving him thanks, and he was a Samaritan.' But one of the men h...

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• Luke 17:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 17:11 . Samaria and Galilee .—This mention of Samaria before Galilee is perplexing, being the opposite direction to a journey to Jerusalem. Probably “through the midst” is to...

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• Luke 17:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Luke 17:15-18 The Ten Lepers. There are, speaking broadly, three chief reasons for unthankfulness on the part of man towards God I. An indistinct idea or an under-estimate of the service that He...

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• Luke 17:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Luke 17:11-12 . And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepe...

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• Luke 17:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 17:1 . It is impossible but that offences will come. Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which s...

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• Luke 17:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Ten men that were lepers The ten lepers I. THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION. Defiled. Separated. II. THEIR APPLICATION TO CHRIST. 1. Observe the distance they kept from His person. 2. The earn...

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• Luke 17:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 17:1-42 The Master ' s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept...

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• Luke 17:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The grateful Samaritan:

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• Luke 17:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 1:8 ; Acts 10:25 ; Acts 10:26 ; Acts 8:5 ; Genesis 17:3 ; John 4:21 ; John 4:22 ; John 4:39-42 ; John 4:9 ; John 5:23 ; John 8:48 ; Luke 10:32-35 ; Luke 5:8 ; Luke 9:52-56 ; Mark...

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