Luke 17:16
And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.
Catholic Public Domain 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 cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.
17And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?
Cross References
Genesis 17:3Abram fell prone on his face.
Matthew 10:5Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them, saying: “Do not travel by the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter into the city of the Samaritans,
Luke 5:8But when Simon Peter had seen this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
Luke 10:32And similarly a Levite, when he was near the place, also saw him, and he passed by.
John 4:21Jesus said to her: “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you shall worship the Father, neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem.
John 5:23so that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor 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 →