Luke 17:12

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

Luke 17:12 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:12

And as he entered into a certain village
Whether in Samaria or Galilee, is not certain; perhaps it bordered on both, since there were both Jews and Samaritans in it, as appears by what follows; and since Christ was passing between both places:

there met ten men that were lepers;
who either were confined to this place, this village, for they might not be in the larger cities, and walled towns; (See Gill on Matthew 8:2) or else having heard that Jesus of Nazareth was going to such a place, got together, and met him as he entered in it, in hope of being cured by him:

which stood afar off;
from Christ, by reason of their uncleanness, as they were obliged to by the law, in ( Leviticus 13:46 ) .

Luke 17:12 In-Context

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!"

14 And [when he] saw [them] he said to them, "Go [and] show yourselves to the priests." And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[as]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("was entering")
• [b]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [c]. Some manuscripts explicitly state "him"