Luke 17:14-19

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

John Gill

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

And Jesus answering, said ,.... After the Samaritan had paid his respects to him, and made his acknowledgments in this grateful way: were there not ten cleansed ? so many applied for a cure, and so many had it: but where are the nine ? or nine of them; here was one, but where were the rest? they went and showed themselves to the priests, and then returned to their several places of abode, and took no notice of their physician and Saviour, to make any returns to him. They are many,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:18

There are not found that returned ,.... Or it do not appear, that any have returned: to give glory to God ; for inasmuch as they did not return to give thanks to Christ, and acknowledge him the author of their cure and cleansing they did not give glory to God: save this stranger ; for so the Samaritans were reckoned by the Jews, even as the Gentile, aliens from the commonwealth, of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. Christ speaks in the language and dialect of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 17:19

And he said unto him, arise ,.... For, as yet, he lay at his feet upon his face, adoring and praising him; nor did he attempt to rise till Jesus bid him: adding, go thy way ; to thine own country, town, or city, and to thy friends and relations, and about thy business: thy faith hath made thee whole : or "saved thee", in soul, as well as body; that is, Christ, the object of faith, had saved him; for his salvation is ascribed to his faith, not as the efficient cause of it, but as that... 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

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