Luke 1:16

1:16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

Luke 17:18

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”

tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

sn The word translated will turn is a good summary term for repentance and denotes John’s call to a change of direction (Luke 3:1-14).

tn Grk “sons”; but clearly this is a generic reference to people of both genders.

sn Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.