Luc 17:12

12 Comme il entrait dans un village, dix lépreux vinrent à sa rencontre. Se tenant à distance,

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 avez fait tout ce qui vous a été ordonné, dites: Nous sommes des serviteurs inutiles, nous avons fait ce que nous devions faire.

11 Jésus, se rendant à Jérusalem, passait entre la Samarie et la Galilée.

12 Comme il entrait dans un village, dix lépreux vinrent à sa rencontre. Se tenant à distance,

13 ils élevèrent la voix, et dirent: Jésus, maître, aie pitié de nous!

14 Dès qu'il les eut vus, il leur dit: Allez vous montrer aux sacrificateurs. Et, pendant qu'ils y allaient, il arriva qu'ils furent guéris.