Luke 17:12

12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy^[a] met him. They stood at a distance

Luke 17:12 in Other Translations

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance

12 As he entered a village there, ten lepers stood at a distance,

12 As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:

12 As he went into a village, ten men with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance

12 As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases met Him. They stood at a distance

12 As he was going into a village, ten men met him. They had a skin disease. They were standing close by.

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 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”

11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.

12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance

13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”

14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 8:2
• 2. Leviticus 13:45,46

Footnotes

• [a] The Greek word traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.