Lucas 17:12

12 Ao entrar num povoado, dez leprosos^[a] dirigiram-se a ele. Ficaram a certa distância

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 vocês, quando tiverem feito tudo o que for ordenado, devem dizer: ‘Somos servos inúteis; apenas cumprimos o nosso dever’.”

11 A caminho de Jerusalém, Jesus passou pela divisa entre Samaria e Galileia.

12 Ao entrar num povoado, dez leprosos dirigiram-se a ele. Ficaram a certa distância

13 e gritaram em alta voz: “Jesus, Mestre, tem piedade de nós!”

14 Ao vê-los, ele disse: “Vão mostrar-se aos sacerdotes”. Enquanto eles iam, foram purificados.

Footnotes

• [a]. O termo grego não se refere somente à lepra, mas também a diversas doenças da pele.