ISB ~ Luke 17 v18

this foreigner:Of the ten who were cleansed, only the Samaritan expressed gratitude (17:16) and faith (17:19). See note on Lk 9:52.

• Jesus’ actions recall how Elisha cleansed a foreign leper while living in Samaria (2 Kings 5:114). At another level, he initiates the adoption of foreigners into God’s covenant family as prophesied in Is 56:3-8.