Lucas 17:12

12 Ao entrar em certa aldeia, saíram-lhe ao encontro dez leprosos, os quais pararam de longe,

Lucas 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 ) .

Lucas 17:12 In-Context

10 Assim também vós, quando fizerdes tudo o que vos for mandado, dizei: Somos servos inúteis; fizemos somente o que devíamos fazer.

11 E aconteceu que, indo ele a Jerusalém, passava pela divisa entre a Samária e a Galiléia.

12 Ao entrar em certa aldeia, saíram-lhe ao encontro dez leprosos, os quais pararam de longe,

13 e levantaram a voz, dizendo: Jesus, Mestre, tem compaixão de nós!

14 Ele, logo que os viu, disse-lhes: Ide, e mostrai-vos aos sacerdotes. E aconteceu que, enquanto iam, ficaram limpos.