Ruth 2:10

Ruth bows in humble gratitude, astonished that a foreigner should find such favor. Her wonder underscores the grace she is receiving.

Cross-references · 14

• 1 Sam 25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off of her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
• Ruth 2:13Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”
• Luke 17:16–18He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
• Luke 1:48for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
• 2 Sam 19:28For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?”
• Luke 1:43Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
• Rom 12:10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;
• 2 Sam 9:8He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
• Matt 15:22–28Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
• Ruth 2:2Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
• Luke 7:6–7Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
• Gen 18:2He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
• Matt 25:35for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.
• Isa 56:3–8Let no foreigner, who has joined himself to Yahweh, speak, saying, “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

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