11 And it came to pass, in his going on to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee, 12 and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off, 13 and they lifted up the voice, saying, 'Jesus, master, deal kindly with us;' 14 and having seen 'them', he said to them, 'Having gone on, shew yourselves to the priests;' and it came to pass, in their going, they were cleansed, 15 and one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God, 16 and he fell upon 'his' face at his feet, giving thanks to him, and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, 'Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine—where? 18 There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;' 19 and he said to him, 'Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 17:11-19
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.