Luke 17:16
And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.
Bible in Basic English
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 clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;
17And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?
Cross References
Genesis 17:3And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
Luke 5:8But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.
Luke 10:32And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
John 4:21Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
John 5:23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to 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 →