Luke 17:16 - Plain English Version

¹⁶ And he got down on his knees in front of Jesus, to show him respect. And he said to Jesus, “Thank you, sir.” That man was not Jewish, like the 9 other men, and like Jesus and his followers, but he was from the Samaria nation.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And he fell prostrate at Jesus' feet, thanking Him [over and over]. And he was a Samaritan.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:16 Cross References

Genesis 17:3

Abram got down on his knees and put his face near the ground, to show respect to God, and God said to him,

Matthew 2:11

The wise men went into that house. They saw Jesus with his mother Mary, and they got down on their knees, to show him respect. Then they opened their bags and gave him some presents. They gave him some gold. And they gave him some powder called frankincense, to burn to make a good smell. And they gave him some rubbing medicine called myrrh, that smells good, like perfume.

Mark 5:33

That woman knew that she was the person that got better, so she was very frightened, and she was shaking. She came to Jesus, and she got down on her knees in front of him, to show him respect, and she told him her story. She told him that she touched him.

Luke 17:17

Jesus asked the man, “I made 10 men better, right? Where are the other 9 men?

John 4:9

The woman said, “What? You are a Jew, and I belong to Samaria. So why do you ask me for a drink of water?” You see, the Jews were not friends with the Samaria people.

John 5:23

My father did that so that everyone will respect me, just like they respect him. If you don’t respect me, you are not respecting my father. He is the one that sent me to you.

John 8:48

The Jewish leaders told him, “Hey, you are wrong. We always reckoned that you are a rubbish man from Samaria, and you’ve got a bad spirit inside you. And we are right.”

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come to you, and he will give you power, and then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and all over Judea country, and in Samaria country, and you will go to people everywhere in the world, and you will tell them about me.”

1 Corinthians 14:25

Those messages from God will show them every secret thing that they think about, and they will get down on the ground and show respect to God. And they will say, “It’s true, God is really here with you mob.”