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href="/bsb/luke/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Was there found none having returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Was no one found who turned back to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Was there no one found who turned back to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Was there no one found to return and to give thanks <i>and</i> praise to God, except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Didn&#8217t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why was this foreigner the only one who came back to thank God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Only this foreigner came back to praise God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why is this foreigner the only one who came back to give thanks to God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Except for this foreigner, were any of them found to return and give praise to God?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There are not found returning to give glory to God, save this stranger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There were none found who turned back to give glory to God, except this foreigner”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Was there found none having returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They were not found returning to give glory to God, except this of another race.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why did they separate themselves so as not to come and give praise to God, except this man who is of a strange people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Have they neglected to come give glory to God, except this one who is from a foreign people?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Were there none found to return and give glory to God, but this one of another race?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Where are the nine? And they were not found returning to give thanks to God, except this one foreigner.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />There are none found returning to give glory to God, but this alien.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />is no body return'd to glorify God, but this alien only?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Were none found, returning to give glory to God, except this stranger?"<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/17-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">The Ten Lepers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine? <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurethēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">Was no one found</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">except</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/241.htm" title="241: allogenēs (Adj-NMS) -- Of another nation, a foreigner. From allos and genos; foreign, i.e. Not a Jew.">foreigner</a> <a href="/greek/5290.htm" title="5290: hypostrepsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.">to return</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dounai (V-ANA) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">and give</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxan (N-AFS) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glory</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">to God?” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Luke 7:9</a></span><br />When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Matthew 8:10</a></span><br />When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-22.htm">John 4:22</a></span><br />You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">2 Kings 5:15-17</a></span><br />Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” / But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused. / “If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-8.htm">Psalm 107:8</a></span><br />Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-15.htm">Psalm 107:15</a></span><br />Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-21.htm">Psalm 107:21</a></span><br />Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-31.htm">Psalm 107:31</a></span><br />Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1</a></span><br />“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19-21</a></span><br />I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.” / And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.” / But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">2 Chronicles 32:25</a></span><br />But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Deuteronomy 32:6</a></span><br />Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a></span><br />Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Hosea 14:2</a></span><br />Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.</p><p class="hdg">to give.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">Psalm 29:1,2</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Psalm 50:23</a></b></br> Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth <i>his</i> conversation <i>aright</i> will I shew the salvation of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13</a></b></br> They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:</p><p class="hdg">save.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Matthew 8:10,12</a></b></br> When Jesus heard <i>it</i>, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-24.htm">Matthew 15:24-28</a></b></br> But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-30.htm">Matthew 19:30</a></b></br> But many <i>that are</i> first shall be last; and the last <i>shall be</i> first.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/luke/13-5.htm">Except</a> <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/luke/15-32.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/14-10.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/luke/17-15.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/luke/8-40.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/luke/10-22.htm">Save</a> <a href="/luke/5-26.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/matthew/25-44.htm">Stranger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/luke/18-19.htm">Except</a> <a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/luke/19-17.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/luke/24-9.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Save</a> <a href="/john/9-30.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/luke/24-18.htm">Stranger</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Was no one found</b><br>This phrase highlights the rarity of gratitude among those who received healing. In the context of Jesus' ministry, it underscores the frequent lack of recognition and thankfulness for divine intervention. It also reflects a broader biblical theme where God's people often fail to acknowledge His works, as seen in the history of Israel's repeated forgetfulness of God's deliverance (e.g., <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13</a>).<p><b>except this foreigner</b><br>The term "foreigner" refers to the Samaritan who returned to thank Jesus. Samaritans were considered outsiders and were often despised by the Jews due to historical and religious differences. This highlights the theme of God's grace extending beyond the boundaries of Israel, foreshadowing the inclusion of Gentiles in the New Covenant (<a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a>). It also echoes the parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>), where a Samaritan exemplifies true neighborly love.<p><b>to return and give glory to God?”</b><br>Returning to give glory to God signifies an act of worship and acknowledgment of God's power and mercy. This act of returning is significant as it demonstrates a heart of gratitude and recognition of Jesus' divine authority. Theologically, it points to the importance of giving glory to God as a response to His works, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Psalm 50:23</a>, <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a>). It also serves as a reminder of the ultimate purpose of miracles and blessings: to lead people to worship and glorify God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>- The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who heals the ten lepers and questions the absence of gratitude from the others.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ten_lepers.htm">The Ten Lepers</a></b><br>- A group of men afflicted with leprosy who call out to Jesus for mercy and are healed as they go to show themselves to the priests.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_samaritan_leper.htm">The Samaritan Leper</a></b><br>- The only one of the ten who returns to thank Jesus, highlighting the theme of gratitude and faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>- The region associated with the Samaritan leper, significant for its historical tensions with the Jewish people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>- Religious leaders to whom the lepers were instructed to show themselves, as per the Law of Moses, to be declared clean.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_as_a_response_to_grace.htm">Gratitude as a Response to Grace</a></b><br>The Samaritan leper's return to thank Jesus underscores the importance of gratitude as a natural response to God's grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_boundaries.htm">Faith Beyond Boundaries</a></b><br>The account highlights that faith and gratitude are not confined to ethnic or religious boundaries, as demonstrated by the Samaritan's actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_work.htm">Recognition of God's Work</a></b><br>The passage challenges believers to recognize and acknowledge God's work in their lives, prompting a response of worship and thanksgiving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_outsiders_in_god's_kingdom.htm">The Role of Outsiders in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The Samaritan's gratitude serves as a reminder that God's kingdom often includes those considered outsiders, challenging believers to embrace inclusivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_returning_to_god.htm">The Importance of Returning to God</a></b><br>The act of returning to Jesus to give thanks emphasizes the importance of maintaining a relationship with God, not just seeking His blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ten_lepers'_healing.htm">What historical or medical evidence supports the ten lepers' instantaneous healing (Luke 17:11-19)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_matthew_16_28_prophecy.htm">How can we reconcile Jesus's prophecy in Matthew 16:28 that some disciples would not die before seeing the Son of Man coming with the fact that they all eventually died?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_peter_differ_on_transfiguration.htm">2 Peter 1:16-18 refers to the Transfiguration; why is its account noticeably different from the synoptic Gospels' versions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_jesus_returned_yet.htm">Why didn't Jesus return as He promised His disciples?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Save this stranger.</span>--The word for "stranger" means literally, <span class= "ital">a man of another race,</span> an <span class= "ital">alien.</span> It is not found elsewhere in the New Testament, but is used in the LXX. of <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm" title="Neither let the son of the stranger, that has joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD has utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.">Isaiah 56:3</a>. It was probably a term of contempt in common use among the Jews. (Comp. the kindred word "aliens," with special reference to the Philistines, in <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm" title="Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.">Hebrews 11:34</a>, and "one of another nation" in <a href="/acts/10-28.htm" title="And he said to them, You know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God has showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.">Acts 10:28</a>.) It implied, as did the whole treatment of the Samaritans by the Jews. that the former were not recognised as being, in any sense, children of Abraham.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/17-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Was no one found</span><br /><span class="grk">εὑρέθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(heurethēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">except</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰ</span> <span class="translit">(ei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτος</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">foreigner</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλογενὴς</span> <span class="translit">(allogenēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of another nation, a foreigner. From allos and genos; foreign, i.e. Not a Jew.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to return</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑποστρέψαντες</span> <span class="translit">(hypostrepsantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5290.htm">Strong's 5290: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] give</span><br /><span class="grk">δοῦναι</span> <span class="translit">(dounai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">glory</span><br /><span class="grk">δόξαν</span> <span class="translit">(doxan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to God?”</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Theō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/17-18.htm">Luke 17:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/17-18.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 17:18 Were there none found who returned (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/17-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 17:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 17:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/17-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 17:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 17:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>