THE PASSAGE · WORLD ENGLISH BIBLE
Luke 17:11–19
11As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee.
12As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
13They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
16He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”
19Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
Luke 17:11–19 · World English Bible (WEB)
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Ten people call to Jesus for mercy from a distance. All are cleansed on their way to the priests; one turns back, praises God and thanks Jesus. Luke identifies him as a Samaritan, and Jesus calls him a foreigner. Gratitude here has direction, a voice and an encounter. The thankful man does not merely look back briefly: he interrupts his journey and returns to the one he thanks.
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To whom do you owe thanks you have so far only thought about? What exactly would you like to say?
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