Luke 17:16
16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him-and he was a Samaritan.
Other Translations of Luke 17:16
King James Version
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
English Standard Version
16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
The Message
16 He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough - and he was a Samaritan.
New King James Version
16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
New Living Translation
16 He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 17:16
Commentary on Luke 17:11-19
(Read Luke 17:11-19)
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 distinguished himself, he was a Samaritan. The others only got the outward cure, he alone got the spiritual blessing.