Luke 17 · Verse 15

Luke 17:15

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luke 17:15, King James Version

Luke 17:15 in other translations

BSBWhen one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
WEBOne of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.
ASVAnd one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God;
YLTand one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God,
DARBYAnd one of them, seeing that he was cured, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
BBEAnd one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;
WebsterAnd one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

What does Luke 17:15 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 15,16. One of them, &c. This man, sensible of the power of God and grateful for his mercies, returned to express his gratitude to God for his goodness. Instead of obeying at once the letter of the command, he first expressed his thanks to God and to his Great Benefactor. There is no evidence, however, that he did not, after he had given thanks to God, and had poured out his joy at the feet of Jesus, go to the priest as he was directed; indeed, he could not have been restored to society without doing it; but he first poured out his thanks to God, and gave him praise for his wonderful recovery. The first duty of sinners, after they have been forgiven and have the hope of eternal life, is to prostrate themselves at the feet of their Great Benefactor, and to consecrate themselves to his service. Then let them go and show to others the evidence that they are cleansed. Let them go and mingle, like a restored leper, with their families and friends, and show by the purity and holiness of their lives how great is the mercy that has cleansed them.

He was a Samaritan. Mt 10:5. This rendered his conduct more remarkable and striking in the sight of the Jews. They considered the Samaritans as peculiarly wicked, and themselves as peculiarly holy. This example showed them, like the parable of the good Samaritan, that in this they were mistaken; and one design of this seems to have been to break down the opposition between the Jews and Samaritans, and to bring the former to more charitable judgments respecting the latter.

(l) "glorified" Ps 30:1,2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, etc. - It seems that he did not wait to go first to the priest, but turned immediately back, and gave public praise to the kind hand from which he had received his cure.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:11-19

A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to refer ourselves to the compassions of Christ, for they fail not. We may look for God to meet us with mercy, when we are found in the way of obedience. Only one of those who were healed returned to give thanks. It becomes us, like him, to be very humble in thanksgivings, as well as in prayers. Christ noticed…

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Luke 17:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἷςheisoneG1520
δὲdethenG1161
ἐξexofG1537
αὐτῶνautōnthemG846
ἰδὼνidōnhaving seenG1492
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἰάθη,iathēhe was healed,G2390
ὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenturned backG5290
μετὰmetawithG3326
φωνῆςphōnēsa voiceG5456
μεγάληςmegalēsloudG3173
δοξάζωνdoxazōnglorifyingG1392
τὸνton<the>G3588
θεόν.theonGod.G2316

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 17:15

  • Psalms 30:11-12

    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

  • Psalms 103:1-4

    A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

  • Isaiah 38:19-22

    The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord. For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?

  • Psalms 118:18-19

    The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

  • Luke 17:17-18

    And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

  • John 9:38

    And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

  • Psalms 107:20-22

    He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

  • Matthew 9:8

    But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

  • John 5:14

    Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:24-26

    In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

  • Psalms 116:12-15

    What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

  • Psalms 30:1-2

    A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17,18; 2Ch 32:24-26; Ps 30:1,2,11,12; 103:1-4; 107:20-22; 116:12-15
Ps 118:18,19; Isa 38:19-22; Joh 5:14; 9:38

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Context

  • Luke 17:14

    And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

  • Luke 17:15

    And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

  • Luke 17:16

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

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Luke 17:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces uno de ellos, como se vió que estaba limpio, volvió, glorificando á Dios á gran voz;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Or l’un d’entre eux, voyant qu’il était guéri, revint sur ses pas, glorifiant Dieu à haute voix;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Einer aber von ihnen, als er sah, daß er geheilt war, kehrte zurück, indem er mit lauter Stimme Gott verherrlichte;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Unus autem ex illis, ut vidit quia mundatus est, regressus est, cum magna voce magnificans Deum,