Luke 17:11

Ten Lepers Cleansed

11 And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:11

And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem
That is, Jesus, as the Persic version expresses it; though the Ethiopic version reads in the plural, "they going to Jerusalem passed" that is, the disciples, or Christ with his disciples; who was now going thither to eat his last passover, and suffer and die for his people:

that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee;
or "between Samaria and Galilee"; as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it; he steered his course through the borders of both these countries; and as he passed, Samaria was on his right hand, and Galilee on the left.

Luke 17:11 In-Context

9 He will not {be grateful} to the slave because he did what was ordered, [will he]?

10 Thus you also, when you have done all the {things you were ordered to do}, say, 'We are unworthy slaves; we have done what we were obligated to do.'"

11 And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

12 And [as] he was entering into a certain village, ten men met [him]--lepers, who stood at a distance.

13 And they raised [their] voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "through the midst"