Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 17:13
And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Verse 13. They lifted up their voices] They cried with one accord-they were all equally necessitous, and there was but one voice among them all, though ten were engaged in crying at the same time. As they were companions in suffering, they were also companions in prayer. Prayer should be strong and earnest, when the disease is great and inveterate. Sin is the worst of all leprosies; it not only separates those to whom it cleaves from the righteous, but it separates them from God; and nothing but the pitying heart and powerful hand of Christ Jesus can set any soul free from it.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
13. they lifted uptheircommon misery drawing these poor outcasts together (2Ki7:3), nay, making them forget the fierce national antipathy ofJew and Samaritan [TRENCH].
Jesus, &c.(CompareMt 20:30-33). Howquick a teacher is felt misery, even though as here the teaching maybe soon forgotten!
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And they lifted up their voices,…. Together, and cried aloud, being at a distance, that they might be heard; as well as to express their vehement desire, and great importunity to be cleansed; see Jud 9:7.
And said, Jesus, Master; or “Rabbi, Jesus”, thou great Master in Israel; who art a teacher come from God, and who dost surprising miracles, and art able to cure us:
have mercy on us; and cleanse us from our leprosy; we believe thou art able, if thou wilt; show compassion to us, miserable objects, as they were; their faith was the same with that of the other leper, in Mt 8:2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Lifted up (). First aorist active of the liquid verb .
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
1) “And they lifted up their voices, and said,” “(kai autoi phonen legontes) “And they lifted or raised (each his) voice, repeatedly saying,” from a common misery, appealing for mercy, to the “stream of mercy,” Psa 145:18-19. They normally begged for a little rice or just a little food from those who passed by, 2Ki 7:3.
2) “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” (lesou epistata eleeson hemas) “Jesus, Master, pity us,” have pity on or toward us, “much as the publican humbly prayed, Luk 18:11. Having heard of Him, they believed in Him, as the Son of God.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
13. Jesus, Master (338) It is evident that all of them possessed some measure of faith, not only because they implore Christ’s assistance, but because they honor him with the title of Master That they made use of that expression sincerely, and not in hypocrisy, may be inferred from their ready obedience; for, although they perceive that the filthy scab still remains in their flesh, yet as soon as they are commanded to show themselves to the priests, they do not refuse to obey. Add to this that, but for the influence of faith, they would never have set out to show themselves to the priests; for it would have been absurd to present themselves to the judges of leprosy, for the purpose of attesting that they had been cleansed, if the promise of Christ had been regarded by them as of no more value than a mere inspection of the disease. They bear a visible leprosy in their flesh; and yet, trusting to Christ’s word alone, they have no scruple about declaring that they are clean. It cannot therefore be denied, that some seed of faith had been implanted in their hearts. Now though it is certain that they were not regenerated by the Spirit of adoption, yet there is no absurdity in supposing that they had some beginnings of piety. There is the greater reason to fear that sparks of faith, which make their appearance in us, may be extinguished; for, although lively faith, which has its roots deeply fixed by the Spirit of regeneration, never dies, yet we have seen formerly that many conceive a temporary faith, which immediately disappears. Above all, it is too common a disease that, when we are urged by strong necessity, and when the Lord himself prompts us by a secret movement of the Spirit, we seek God, but, when we have obtained our wishes, ungrateful forgetfulness swallows up that feeling of piety. Thus poverty and hunger beget faith, but abundance kills it.
(338) “ Iesus, nostre Maistre ;” — “ Jesus, our Master.”
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(13) Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.The Greek word for Master is again that which has been noticed as St. Lukes usual equivalent for Rabbi. (See Note on Luk. 5:5.) We may believe that the earlier instance of leprosy being cleansed (Mat. 8:2), possibly many such instances (Mat. 11:5), had in some way come to their knowledge.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
13. Lifted up their voice Raising a cry to be heard by Jesus in the distance.
Master Neither his honour, nor his name, nor his power is unknown to them. Here on the confines of Samaria, and among the outcasts of society, Jesus, Master, are familiar words.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘And they lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” ’
These men pleaded in loud voices for Jesus to show His compassion to them, acknowledging Him as ‘Master’ (Epistata – the One who stands over). This title is usually only used by Luke as spoken by disciples of Jesus, and the idea may be in order to demonstrate their interest in His message. It is one of the words Luke uses instead of Rabbi because of his Gentile readers.
Men crying to Jesus for mercy is a theme of the Gospels, for He is the compassionate and the merciful. Compare Luk 16:24; Luk 18:38-39; Mat 9:27; Mat 15:22; Mar 10:47-48.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Ver. 13. And they lifted up their voices ] These sought themselves only in their prayers, as do hypocrites; and nought esteemed the love of Christ. So did those that fasted to themselves, Zec 7:6 ; more to get off their chains than their sins. Ephraim “is an empty vine, he beareth fruit to himself,” Hos 10:1 . The Church keeps her fruit for her Beloved.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Luk 17:13 . : this word is peculiar to Lk., which suggests editorial revision of the story. : a very indefinite request compared with that of the leper in Luk 5:12 f., whose remarkable words are given in identical terms by all the synoptists. The interest wanes here.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
Jesus. See App-98. Master. See App-98.
mercy = compassion.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Luk 17:13. , they lifted up their voices) An effort which their disease was scarcely admitting of. The one grateful Samaritan directed his voice to a pious use again in Luk 17:15.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
have: Luk 18:38, Luk 18:39, Mat 9:27, Mat 15:22, Mat 20:30, Mat 20:31, Mar 9:22
Reciprocal: Luk 5:12 – besought
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Since they were standing off at the proper distance, the lepers had to raise their voices in order (as they thought) for Jesus to recognize their cry for mercy.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Luk 17:13. And they, they is emphatic; the first step was taken on their part.
Jesus, Master, etc. These people in an obscure village, isolated too by their disease, knew our Lord and called upon Him by name.