Luca 17:12

12 E come egli entrava in un certo castello, dieci uomini lebbrosi gli vennero incontro, i quali si fermarono da lungi.

Luca 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 ) .

Luca 17:12 In-Context

10 Così ancora voi, quando avrete fatte tutte le cose che vi son comandate, dite: Noi siam servi disutili; poichè abbiam fatto ciò ch’eravamo obbligati di fare.

11 OR avvenne che, andando in Gerusalemme, egli passava per mezzo la Samaria e la Galilea.

12 E come egli entrava in un certo castello, dieci uomini lebbrosi gli vennero incontro, i quali si fermarono da lungi.

13 E levarono la voce, dicendo: Maestro Gesù, abbi pietà di noi.

14 Ed egli, vedutili, disse loro: Andate, mostratevi a’ sacerdoti. Ed avvenne, che come essi andavano, furon mondati.