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Luke 17:17
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Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
And Iesus answering, said, Were there not ten cleansed, but where are the nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
But Jesus responded and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?
Jesus said, "Weren't ten men healed? Where are the other nine?
Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten [of you] cleansed? Where are the [other] nine?
Then Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?
Then Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?
"Were not all ten cleansed?" Jesus asked. "Where then are the other nine?
Jesus asked, "Weren't ten men healed? Where are the other nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where [are they]?
Jesus said, "Ten men were healed; where are the other nine?
And Iesus answered, and said, Are there not tenne clensed? but where are the nine?
Jesus answered and said, Were there not ten who were cleansed? where are the nine?
Jesus spoke up, "There were ten who were healed; where are the other nine?
So Jesus answered and said, "Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine?
And answering, Jesus said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?
Yeshua answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
Jesus asked, "Ten men were made clean, weren't they? Where are the other nine?
And Jeshu answered and said, Were not they who were cleansed ten? Where are the nine?
And Jesus answered, and said: Were they not ten who were cleansed? Where are the nine?
And Iesus aunswered, and sayde: Are there not ten clensed? But where are those nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Jesus answered, "Weren't the ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?
"Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?
And Jhesus answerde, and seide, Whether ten ben not clensid, and where ben the nyne?
And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine?
Then Jesus said, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
So Jesus answered and said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
Jesus asked, "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine?
Jesus asked, "Were there not ten men who were healed? Where are the other nine?
Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?
And Jesus, answering, said - Were not, the ten, cleansed? but,where, are, the nine?
And Jesus answering, said: Were not ten made clean? And where are the nine?
Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
And Iesus answered and sayde: are ther not ten clensed? But where are those nyne?
And Jesus answering said, `Were not the ten cleansed, and the nine -- where?
Iesus answered and saide: Are there not ten clensed? But where are those nyne?
and Jesus said to him, were not all the ten healed? where then are the other nine?
Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine? Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you."
Jesus asked, "Where are the other nine that I healed?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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but: Genesis 3:9, Psalms 106:13, John 8:7-10, Romans 1:21
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:25 - rendered Matthew 20:16 - the last Luke 17:15 - General
Cross-References
Avram fell on his face, and God continued speaking with him:
God answered, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you are to call him Yitz'chak [laughter]. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
But as for Yishma‘el, I have heard you. I have blessed him. I will make him fruitful and give him many descendants. He will father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "I am old, and so is my lord; am I to have pleasure again?"
Sarah said, "God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
(iii) Fire came forth from the presence of Adonai , consuming the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
Moshe and Aharon fell on their faces before the entire assembled community of the people of Isra'el.
They fell on their faces and said, "Oh God, God of the spirits of all humankind, if one person sins, are you going to be angry with the entire assembly?"
Now Korach the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, along with Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av, and On, the son of Pelet, descendants of Re'uven, took men and rebelled against Moshe. Siding with them were 250 men of Isra'el, leaders of the community, key members of the council, men of reputation. They assembled themselves against Moshe and Aharon and said to them, "You take too much on yourselves! After all, the entire community is holy, every one of them, and Adonai is among them. So why do you lift yourselves up above Adonai 's assembly?" When Moshe heard this he fell on his face. Then he said to Korach and his whole group, "In the morning, Adonai will show who are his and who is the holy person he will allow to approach him. Yes, he will bring whomever he chooses near to himself. Do this: take censers, Korach and all your group; put fire in them; and put incense in them before Adonai tomorrow. The one whom Adonai chooses will be the one who is holy! It is you, you sons of Levi, who are taking too much on yourselves!" Then Moshe said to Korach, "Listen here, you sons of Levi! Is it for you a mere trifle that the God of Isra'el has separated you from the community of Isra'el to bring you close to himself, so that you can do the work in the tabernacle of Adonai and stand before the community serving them? He has brought you close and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you. Now you want the office of cohen too! That's why you and your group have gathered together against Adonai ! After all, what is Aharon that you complain against him?" Then Moshe sent to summon Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eli'av. But they replied, "We won't come up! Is it such a mere trifle, bringing us up from a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, that now you arrogate to yourself the role of dictator over us? (ii) You haven't at all brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, and you haven't put us in possession of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can gouge out these men's eyes and blind them? We won't come up!" Moshe was very angry and said to Adonai , "Don't accept their grain offering! I haven't taken one donkey from them, I've done nothing wrong to any of them." Moshe said to Korach, "You and your group, be there before Adonai tomorrow — you, they and Aharon. Each of you take his fire pan and put incense in it; every one of you, bring before Adonai his fire pan, 250 fire pans, you too, and Aharon — each one his fire pan." Each man took his fire pan, put fire in it, laid incense on it and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting with Moshe and Aharon. Korach assembled all the group who were against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then the glory of Adonai appeared to the whole assembly. (iii) Adonai said to Moshe and Aharon, "Separate yourselves from this assembly; I'm going to destroy them right now!" They fell on their faces and said, "Oh God, God of the spirits of all humankind, if one person sins, are you going to be angry with the entire assembly?" Adonai answered Moshe, "Tell the assembly to move away from the homes of Korach, Datan and Aviram." Moshe got up and went to Datan and Aviram, and the leaders of Isra'el followed him. There he said to the assembly, "Leave the tents of these wicked men! Don't touch anything that belongs to them, or you may be swept away in all their sins." So they moved away from all around the area where Korach, Datan and Aviram lived. Then Datan and Aviram came out and stood at the entrance to their tents with their wives, sons and little ones. Moshe said, "Here is how you will know that Adonai has sent me to do all these things and that I haven't done them out of my own ambition: if these men die a natural death like other people, only sharing the fate common to all humanity, then Adonai has not sent me. But if Adonai does something new — if the ground opens up and swallows them with everything they own, and they go down alive to Sh'ol — then you will understand that these men have had contempt for Adonai ." The moment he finished speaking, the ground under them split apart — the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all the people who had sided with Korach and everything they owned. So they and everything they owned went down alive into Sh'ol, the earth closed over them and their existence in the community ceased. All Isra'el around them fled at their shrieks, shouting, "The earth might swallow us too!" Then fire came out from Adonai and destroyed the 250 men who had offered the incense.
Then I fell down before Adonai , as I had the first time, for forty days and nights, during which time I neither ate food nor drank water, all because of the sin you committed by doing what was evil in the sight of Adonai and thus provoking him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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, that are cleansed by the blood of Christ; his blood was shed for many, for the remission of sins; and by his righteousness, he justifies many; at least there are many who profess themselves to be cleansed by him, and yet there are but few that glorify him, by keeping close to the rule of his word, by giving up themselves to the churches of Christ, and by walking with them in the ordinances of the Gospel: Christ's flock, which is separated from the world, and walks in Gospel order, within the inclosures of it, is but a little flock; they are but a few names in Sardis, who have not defiled themselves, with corruptions in doctrine and discipline; and these few are often such, who have been the worst of men, the vilest of sinners, from whom it has been least expected, they should glorify Christ: publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of heaven, the Gospel church state, embrace its doctrines, and submit to its ordinances, when the Scribes and Pharisees, self-righteous persons, do not: ingratitude is a crime many are guilty of, and it is highly resented by Christ; instances of gratitude are few, but as one in ten; now and then a single Samaritan, a stranger, one that has been a vile sinner, comes and acknowledges the grace of Christ in cleansing him; comes to the ministers of Christ, and to the churches, and tells them what God has done for his soul: but where are the rest, the many others, who have received spiritual advantages, and never come to relate them, and express by words and deeds, thankfulness for them?
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Where are the nine? - Jesus had commanded them to go to the priest, and they were probably âliterallyâ obeying the commandment. They were impatient to be healed and âselfishâ in wishing it, and had no gratitude to God or their Benefactor. Jesus did not âforbidâ their expressing gratitude to him for his mercy; he rather seems to reprove them for ânotâ doing it. One of the first feelings of the sinner cleansed from sin is a desire to praise his Great Benefactor; and a ârealâ willingness to obey his commandments is not inconsistent with a wish to render thanks to him for his mercy. With what singular propriety may this question now be asked, âWhere are the nine?â And what a striking illustration is this of human nature, and of the ingratitude of man! One had come back to give thanks for the favor bestowed on him; the others were heard of no more. So now. When people are restored from dangerous sickness, here and there one comes to give thanks to God; but âwhere are the nine?â When people are defended from danger; when they are recovered from the perils of the sea; when a steamboat is destroyed, and a large part of crew and passengers perish, here and there one of those who are saved acknowledges the goodness of God and renders him praise; but where is the mass of them? They give no thanks; they offer no praise. They go about their usual employments, to mingle in the scenes of pleasure and of sin as if nothing had occurred. Few, few of all who have been rescued from âthreatening gravesâ feel their obligation to God, or ever express it. They forget their Great Benefactor; perhaps the mention of his name is unpleasant, and they scorn the idea that they are under any obligations to him. Such, alas! is man, ungrateful man!
This stranger - This foreigner; or, rather, this alien, or this man of another tribe. In the âSyraicâ version, âthis one who is of a foreign people.â This man, who might have been least âexpectedâ to express gratitude to God. The most unlikely characters are often found to be most consistent and grateful. Men from whom we would expect âleastâ in religion, are often so entirely changed as to disappoint all our expectations, and to put to shame those who have been most highly favored. The poor often thus put to shame the rich; the ignorant the learned; the young the aged.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 17:17. Where are the nine? — Where are the numbers that from time to time have been converted to God? Are they still found praising him, with their faces on the dust, as they did at first? Alas! how many are turned back to perdition! and how many are again mingled with the world! Reader! art thou of this number?
