Luke 17:16
And he fell upon his face beside his feet giving him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
In Context
15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back with a great voice glorifying God.
17And having answered, Jesus said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
Cross References
Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying,
Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent forth, having ordered them, saying, Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans,
Luke 5:8But Simon Peter having seen, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.
Luke 10:32And likewise also a Levite who happened upon the place, having come, and having looked, passed by on the other side.
John 4:21Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour is coming when neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem will ye worship the Father.
John 5:23so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.
Matthew Henry on Luke 17:12-20
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 as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and… Read the whole commentary →