Lucas 17:12

12 Cuando estaba por entrar en un pueblo, salieron a su encuentro diez hombres enfermos de lepra. Como se habían quedado a cierta distancia,

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 Así también ustedes, cuando hayan hecho todo lo que se les ha mandado, deben decir: “Somos siervos inútiles; no hemos hecho más que cumplir con nuestro deber”.

11 Un día, siguiendo su viaje a Jerusalén, Jesús pasaba por Samaria y Galilea.

12 Cuando estaba por entrar en un pueblo, salieron a su encuentro diez hombres enfermos de lepra. Como se habían quedado a cierta distancia,

13 gritaron:—¡Jesús, Maestro, ten compasión de nosotros!

14 Al verlos, les dijo:—Vayan a presentarse a los sacerdotes.Resultó que, mientras iban de camino, quedaron limpios.