Luke 17:17-18

17:17 Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

tn Grk “Jesus answering said”; this is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

tn The Greek construction used here (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.

tn The word “other” is implied in the context.

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.