Luke 17:14-16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 17:11-19

We have here an account of the cure of ten lepers, which we had not in any other of the evangelists. The leprosy was a disease which the Jews supposed to be inflicted for the punishment of some particular sin, and to be, more than other diseases, a mark of God's displeasure; and therefore Christ, who came to take away sin, and turn away wrath, took particular care to cleanse the lepers that fell in his way. Christ was now in his way to Jerusalem, about the mid-way, where he had little... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 17:11-19

17:11-19 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, "Jesus, Master, have pity upon us." When he saw them, he said, "Go, and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. One of them when he saw that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a great voice. He fell on his face at Jesus' feet and kept on thanking... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:14

And when he saw them , he said unto them ,.... When upon their loud cry he looked up, and towards them, and saw what a condition they were in, his compassion moved towards them, and he ordered them to do as follows; go show yourselves unto the priests . The Ethiopic version reads in the singular number, "to the priest", as in Matthew 8:4 whose business it was to inspect into this matter, to see whether a person was healed, or not; and if he was to, pronounce him clean, when a gift... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:15

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed .... When he felt perfect soundness in his body, and perceived that he was restored to his health, and saw with his eyes that the leprosy was gone from him, which must be visible enough: turned back ; either immediately, before he went to the priests; or afterwards, came back to Jesus, when he bad been with them: and with a loud voice glorified God ; Jesus Christ, who is truly God, and whose proper divinity might be seen in this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:16

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 sense of the favour he had received from him, prostrated himself in this manner before him: giving him thanks ; who had shown compassion to him, had exerted his power on him, and had favoured him with such a singular mercy, as restoring him to health: and he was a Samaritan ; this is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:14

Show yourselves unto the priests - According to the direction, Leviticus 13:2 , etc.; Leviticus 14:2 , etc. Our Lord intended that their cure should be received by faith: they depended on his goodness and power; and though they had no promise, yet they went at his command to do that which those only were required by the law to do who were already healed. And - as they went - In this spirit of implicit faith; they were cleansed. God highly honors this kind of faith, and makes it the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:15

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, etc. - It seems that he did not wait to go first to the priest, but turned immediately back, and gave public praise to the kind hand from which he had received his cure. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:14

Verse 14 14.Show yourselves to the priests This reply was equivalent to saying, “You are clean;” for we know that the discernment of leprosy belonged to the priests, who were enjoined in the law to distinguish between the clean and the unclean, (Leviticus 14:2.) Thus Christ preserves their right entire, and appeals to them as witnesses for approving of the miracle which he had wrought; and we have accordingly said, that pious and devout sentiments concerning Christ must have been entertained by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:15

Verse 15 15.And one of them, etc. It is uncertain if he returned when they were halfway, and Luke’s words appear to imply this; but I think it more probable, that it was not till he had heard the decision of the priests that he returned to give thanks. He must have obtained permission from the priests to return to the ordinary intercourse of life; and he had no right to neglect the command of Christ, and to defraud the temple of God of a sacrifice. Some will perhaps be better pleased with a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 17:11-19

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 17:11-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 17:15

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