Luca 17:12

12 E come entrava in un certo villaggio, gli si fecero incontro dieci uomini lebbrosi, i quali, fermatisi da lontano,

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 anche voi, quand’avrete fatto tutto ciò che v’è comandato, dite: Noi siamo servi inutili; abbiam fatto quel ch’eravamo in obbligo di fare.

11 Ed avvenne che, nel recarsi a Gerusalemme, egli passava sui confini della Samaria e della Galilea.

12 E come entrava in un certo villaggio, gli si fecero incontro dieci uomini lebbrosi, i quali, fermatisi da lontano,

13 alzaron la voce dicendo: Gesù, Maestro, abbi pietà di noi!

14 E, vedutili, egli disse loro: Andate a mostrarvi a’ sacerdoti. E avvenne che, mentre andavano, furon mondati.