Luke 17:16

He ¹  fell with his face to the ground ²  at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. ³  (Now ⁴  he was a Samaritan.) ⁵ 

Ge 17:3; Mt 2:11; Mr 5:33; Lu 5:8; Lu 9:52-56; Lu 10:32-35; Joh 4:9,21,22,39-42; Joh 5:23; Joh 8:48; Ac 1:8; Ac 8:5-25; Ac 10:25,26; Re 4:10; Re 5:14; Re 19:4,5,10

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “he fell on his face” (an idiom for complete prostration).

³ sn And thanked him. This action recognized God’s healing work through Jesus.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a parenthetical comment.

⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The comment that the man was a Samaritan means that to most Jews of Jesus’ day he would have been despised as a half-breed and a heretic. The note adds a touch of irony to the account (v. 18).