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13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 So when He saw them, He said to them, a“Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.  
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice aglorified God,  
16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a aSamaritan.  
17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19 aAnd He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”  

The Coming of the Kingdom

20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
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Luke 17:15-18

The term “returned” (NKJV) or “turned back” (KJV) indicates that praising God requires effort and sometimes sacrifice. The healed leper was not timid or bashful about praising God. While being loud may show more dishonor than honor, in this case, his loudness showed his zeal in praising God. It also emphasized the completeness of the healing, as leprosy generally affects the voice (Psalm 51:15-17).

His zeal also showed that he was not a secret disciple and not ashamed to honor God in public. He “fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks” (Luke 17:16). In each of the 38 occurrences of this verb (Greek eucharisteœ) in the New Testament, “giving of thanks” is always directed to God. We must always thank God for what He has provided (Psalm 107:8, 15, 21, 31).

Martin G. Collins
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Ten Lepers Healed

Related Topics: Euchariste- Giving of Thanks | Healed Leper's Zeal | Healing of Ten Lepers | Jesus Christ's Miracles Healing of Lepers | Praising God | Praising God as Sacrifice | Praising God Requires Effort | Praising God Requires Sacrifice | Thankfulness



Luke 17:11-19

Jesus' miracle of healing the ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19) begins with Him traveling from Galilee through Samaria and then to Jerusalem, going through Jericho on the way. This roundabout route on His last trip to Jerusalem before being crucified provided Him with various opportunities for healing and teaching. During His earthly ministry, Christ healed many people of leprosy (Matthew 11:5; Luke 7:22), but only two instances are recorded in detail and not this many at once.

As He enters a village, ten lepers approach Him, staying at a distance to avoid spreading their disease. They are a pitiful sight: ragged clothes and messy hair, slumped shoulders and drooping heads. As suffering outcasts with a shared need, they—nine Jews and one Samaritan—overlook their ethnic differences. In Scripture, the number ten represents completeness, just as the Ten Commandments cover God's complete law. Here, ten represents the sum of human need and hopelessness.

Martin G. Collins
The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Ten Lepers Healed

Related Topics: Christ Healed Many People of Leprosy | Healing of Ten Lepers | Jesus Christ's Miracles Healing of Lepers | Miracles of Christ: Ten Lepers Healed | Nine Jews and One Samaritan | Ten Lepers | Ten Represents the Sum of Human Need | Ten Represents Completeness | Ten Represnts the Sum of Humn Hopelessness




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Luke 17:15:

Mark 8:22-26
Luke 17:11-19


 
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