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Luke 17:16
Luke 17:16
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offence, and to forgive the injuries done them (ver. 1-4), encourages…Luke 17 — OverviewLuke 17 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLuke 17:1, Christ teaches to avoid occasions of offence; Luke 17:3, and to forgive one another; Luke 17:5, The power of faith; Luke 17:6, How we are bound to God, and not he to us; Luke 17:11, Christ heals ten lepers;…Luke 17:11-19Luke 17:11-19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an account of the cure of ten lepers, which we had not in
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supposed to be inflicted for the punishment of some particular sin, and…Luke 17:16Luke 17:16 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd he fell down on his face at his feet,.... For being cleansed, he might draw nigh unto Jesus; and which he did, with the most profound respect unto him, and reverence of him; and having a deep sense of the favour he…
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