Luc 17:12

12 Et entrant dans un bourg, il rencontra dix hommes lépreux, qui se tenaient éloignés;

Luc 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 ) .

Luc 17:12 In-Context

10 Vous de même, quand vous aurez fait tout ce qui vous est commandé, dites: Nous sommes des serviteurs inutiles, parce que nous n'avons fait que ce que nous étions obligés de faire.

11 Comme il allait à Jérusalem, il passait par le milieu de la Samarie et de la Galilée.

12 Et entrant dans un bourg, il rencontra dix hommes lépreux, qui se tenaient éloignés;

13 Et ils s'écrièrent: Jésus, Maître, aie pitié de nous!

14 Les ayant vus, il leur dit: Allez, et montrez-vous aux sacrificateurs. Et il arriva qu'en s'en allant, ils furent nettoyés.