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Luke 17:16
and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
Verse Luke 17:16. _HE WAS A SAMARITAN._] One who professed a very corrupt religion; and from whom much less was to be expected than from the other _nine_, who probably were _Jews_....
ONE OF THEM ... - This man, sensible of the power of God and grateful for his mercies, returned to express his gratitude to God for his goodness. Instead of obeying “at once” the “letter” of the comma...
CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Concerning Offenses and Forgiveness. (Luke 17:1)_ 2. Increase of Faith and Lowly Service. (Luke 17:5) 3. The Ten Lepers. (Luke 17:11) 4. Concerning the Kingdom and His Second Coming...
LUKE 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Chris...
LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Luke 17:1-10)...
When Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, he was going along between Samaria and Galilee; and, as he entered a village, ten lepers, who stood far off, met him. They lifted up their voices and said, "Jes...
ON. _Greek. epi._ App-104. AT. beside. Greek. _para.App-104._ SAMARITAN. See 2 Kings 17:29, Compare Luke 10:33....
_he was a Samaritan_ See on Luke 10:33. __...
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
ἮΝ ΣΑΜΑΡΊΤΗΣ. See on Luke 10:33....
THE CLEANSED TEN; THE THANKLESS NINE...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
ΈΠΕΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098) падать, ΕΥΧΆΡΙΣΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΕΫ́ΧΑΡΙΣΤΈΩ (G2168) быть благодарным, благодарить. Part, образа действия, ΚΑΊ ΑΎΤΌΣ (G2532; G846) и он, эмфатическ...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Grateful (Luke 17:11-19) 11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood a...
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. AND FELL DOWN ON HIS FACE AT HIS FEET, GIVING HIM THANKS: AND HE WAS A SAMARITAN. While he rendered his tribute to...
1 The Lord is through with the unbelievers and now addresses His own disciples. He anticipates the fact that, even among themselves, there would be much to cause them to stumble and fall. He seeks to...
TEN LEPERS CLEANSED (peculiar to Lk). For leprosy see on Matthew 8:1. The healing of a Samaritan, and the stress laid upon his greater gratitude, is in keeping with the character of this Gentile Gospe...
OCCASIONS OF OFFENCE. THE TEN LEPERS. THE SECOND ADVENT 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6; Matthew 18:7. 2, ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES] An affectionate designation of the disciples, e...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 17 THE DANGER IF YOU CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE TO *SIN 17:1-2 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Things will certainly happen that turn people away from God....
AND HE WAS A SAMARITAN. — As in the parable of the Good Samaritan, St. Luke’s purpose in the selection of the incident falls in with what may be called the Catholicity of his Gospel, the breaking down...
Σαμαρείτης : this, with the comment of Jesus, _the_ point of interest for Lk....
_The ten lepers_....
THE MAN WHO WAS GRATEFUL Luke 17:11-21 Their common misery drew these poor outcasts together and made them forget the fierce national antipathies of Jew and Samaritan. When bidden to go to the priest...
The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto him...
CHAPTER 1 THE TEN LEPERS Luke 17:11-19. _“And it came to pass, while He was journeying to Jerusalem, and He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.”_ These two countries lie side by side....
1. _The Ten Lepers: Luke 17:11-19_. VERS. 11-19. Luke 17:11, even in its construction, reminds us of Luke 9:51. The καὶ αὐτός has here, as well as there, peculiar force. The caravans of Galilee took e...
THIRD CYCLE: THE LAST SCENES OF THE JOURNEY, LUKE 17:11 TO LUKE 19:27. This third section brings us to Bethany, to the gates of Jerusalem, and to the morning of Palm Day. It seems to me evident that L...
(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...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
_AT THE FEET OF JESUS_ ‘And one of them … fell down on his face at His feet.’ Luke 17:15 I. THE PLACE OF FORGIVENESS.—We cannot tell the origin of sin. ‘An enemy hath done this.’ All beyond that is...
Grace is the spring of the Christian's walk, and furnishes directions for it. He cannot with impunity (chapter 17) despise the weak. He must not be weary of pardoning his brother. If he have faith but...
AND HE FELL DOWN ON HIS FACE AT HIS FEET,.... For being cleansed, he might draw nigh unto Jesus; and which he did, with the most profound respect unto him, and reverence of him; and having a deep sens...
And fell down on _his_ face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. Ver. 16. _Giving him thanks_] A thankful man is worth his weight in gold. _Sed perraro grati homines reperiuntur, _...
_And one of them, when he saw that he was healed_ Was so affected, that, with a heart full of gratitude and joy, _he_ immediately _turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God_ Made a free and ope...
GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their attitud...
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...
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Luke 17:16 and G2532 down G4098 (G5627) on G1909 face G4383 at G3844 His G846 feet G4228 giving...
‘And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God, and he fell on his face at his feet, giving him thanks, and he was a Samaritan.' But one of the men had...
Luke 17:16. FELL DOWN, etc. This implies _love_ and willingness to submit himself entirely to the Saviour. AND HE WAS A SAMARITAN. The others were Jews, it is properly inferred....
CHRONOLOGY. The date of this incident has been much discussed. It evidently belongs to the general journey to Jerusalem spoken of in chap. Luke 9:51. Robinson and many other harmonists place it at the...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
AND HE WAS A SAMARITAN (κα αυτος ην Σαμαρειτης). This touch colours the whole incident. The one man who felt grateful enough to come back and thank Jesus for the blessing was a despised Samaritan....
Luke 17:15 The Ten Lepers. There are, speaking broadly, three chief reasons for unthankfulness on the part of man towards God I. An indistinct idea or an under-estimate of the service that He render...
Luke 17:11. _And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, wh...
Luke 17:11. _And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee._ There is but One of whom we will think tonight, our divine Lord, who was on his wa...
Luke 17:11. _And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers whi...
CONTENTS: Instruction in forgiveness. Parable of service. Ten lepers healed. Second coming of Jesus foretold. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, ten lepers, Pharisees, Noah, Lot, Lot's wife. CONCLUSION:...
Luke 17:1. _It is impossible but that offences will come._ Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which shal...
AS JESUS MADE HIS WAY TO JERUSALEM. The time of this is uncertain. If this happened on his last tour, it would be just after he left Galilee, before he reached Perea. HE WENT BETWEEN SAMARIA AND GALIL...
_Ten men that were lepers_ THE TEN LEPERS I. THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION. Defiled. Separated. II. THEIR APPLICATION TO CHRIST. 1. Observe the distance they kept from His person. 2. The earnestness o...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:16 NOW HE WAS A SAMARITAN. On Samaritans, see Luke 9:52; Luke 10:33; and note on
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:15 One leper TURNED BACK, PRAISING GOD WITH A LOUD VOICE (compare Luke 4:33;...
CHAPTER 17 VER. 5. _And the Apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith._ The Apostles said this, when, from their little faith, they had been unable to cast out the devil from the lunatic. They the...
_And fell down on his face at His feet._ That by profound humiliation he might show his great reverence to Him, as in the Greek and Syriac. _And he was a Samaritan_ : a Samaritan, and therefore an ali...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 17:11. SAMARIA AND GALILEE.—This mention of Samaria before Galilee is perplexing, being the opposite direction to a journey to Jerusalem. Probably “through the midst” is to be un...
EXPOSITION LUKE 17:1 _The_ _Master_'_s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept from such sin...
Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come (Luke 17:1): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have of...
Acts 1:8; Acts 10:25; Acts 10:26; Acts 8:5; Genesis 17:3;...