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They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And on His entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood afar off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as He entered a certain village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And as He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers who stood at a distance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases met Him. They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As he went into a village, ten men with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease. They stood at a distance <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As he was going into a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He entering into a certain village, there ten leprous men met Him, who stood far off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And on His entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood afar off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he coming to a certain town, ten leprous men met him, who stood far off:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As he was entering a village, ten lepers met [him]. They stood at a distance from him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he drew near to enter a village, he was met by ten lepers, and they stood afar off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when he approached to enter a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, and they stood afar off.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And as he entered a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />He coming into a certain village, ten lepers met Him, who stood afar off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And as he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood at a distance, and cry'd out aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, as He was entering into a certain village, there met Him ten leprous men, who stood afar off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men <i>that were</i> lepers:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/17-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6844" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">The Ten Lepers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11</span>While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">As</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiserchomenou (V-PPM/P-GMS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">entered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tina (IPro-AFS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">one of</a> <a href="/greek/2968.htm" title="2968: kōmēn (N-AFS) -- A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.">the villages,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">He</a> <a href="/greek/528.htm" title="528: apēntēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To go to meet, meet, encounter. From apo and a derivative of anti; to meet away, i.e. Encounter.">was met</a> <a href="/greek/1176.htm" title="1176: deka (Adj-NMP) -- Ten. A primary number; ten.">by ten</a> <a href="/greek/3015.htm" title="3015: leproi (Adj-NMP) -- A leprous person, a leper. From the same as lepra; scaly, i.e. Leprous.">lepers.</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andres (N-NMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hoi (RelPro-NMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">They</a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: estēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">stood</a> <a href="/greek/4207.htm" title="4207: porrōthen (Adv) -- From afar, far off, from a distance. From porrho with adverbial enclitic of source; from far, or at a distance, i.e. Distantly.">at a distance</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-45</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-16</a></span><br />While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19-21</a></span><br />Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead. / When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him. / So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a></span><br />While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Luke 4:27</a></span><br />And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a></span><br />how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a></span><br />Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on <i>his</i> face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a></b></br> And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as <i>his</i> eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45,46</a></b></br> And the leper in whom the plague <i>is</i>, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/luke/16-23.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/luke/4-27.htm">Lepers</a> <a href="/luke/9-37.htm">Met</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/luke/13-22.htm">Village</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/luke/22-41.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Lepers</a> <a href="/luke/22-66.htm">Met</a> <a href="/luke/19-3.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/luke/17-17.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/luke/18-9.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Village</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The setting is likely in the region between Samaria and Galilee, as mentioned earlier in the chapter. This area was a crossroads of Jewish and Samaritan cultures, often leading to tensions but also opportunities for Jesus to demonstrate His message of reconciliation and inclusion. The village setting suggests a smaller, more intimate community, where news of Jesus' arrival would quickly spread.<p><b>He was met by ten lepers</b><br>Leprosy in biblical times referred to a variety of skin diseases, not just what is known today as Hansen's disease. Lepers were considered unclean according to Levitical law (Leviticus 13-14) and were required to live outside the community to prevent contamination. The number ten is significant in biblical numerology, often representing completeness or a group. The fact that ten lepers approached Jesus highlights the severity of their condition and their desperation for healing. This encounter also foreshadows the inclusivity of Jesus' ministry, as lepers were marginalized and ostracized from society.<p><b>They stood at a distance</b><br>Lepers were required by law to maintain a distance from others to prevent the spread of their disease (<a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a>). This physical separation symbolizes the spiritual and social isolation experienced by those deemed unclean. The distance also underscores the faith of the lepers, as they recognized Jesus' authority and power to heal even from afar. This act of standing at a distance while seeking help parallels the spiritual distance between humanity and God, which Jesus came to bridge through His ministry and sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is entering a village. His actions and teachings are the focus of the account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_village.htm">The Village</a></b><br>The specific village is not named, but it serves as the setting for this encounter. Villages were common places for Jesus to teach and perform miracles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ten_lepers.htm">The Ten Lepers</a></b><br>A group of individuals suffering from leprosy, a disease that caused them to be socially and religiously isolated. They approach Jesus, seeking healing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/distance.htm">Distance</a></b><br>The lepers stood at a distance, adhering to the social and religious laws of the time that required them to keep away from those who were clean.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_outcast.htm">Compassion for the Outcast</a></b><br>Jesus' willingness to engage with the lepers shows His compassion for those marginalized by society. We are called to show similar compassion to those who are outcast or marginalized today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The lepers approached Jesus in faith, even from a distance. Our faith should lead us to seek Jesus, regardless of our circumstances or perceived barriers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_and_religious_barriers.htm">Social and Religious Barriers</a></b><br>The lepers' distance highlights the barriers that existed in their society. Jesus' interaction with them challenges us to break down barriers that prevent us from reaching out to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/healing_and_restoration.htm">Healing and Restoration</a></b><br>Jesus' healing of the lepers is a powerful reminder of His ability to restore not only physical health but also social and spiritual wholeness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_one_leper_thank_jesus.htm">Why did only one healed leper return to thank Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/church's_role_in_social_justice.htm">What role does the church play in social justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_biblically_respect_others.htm">How can we show respect to others biblically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_7-day_disease_cure_credible.htm">How credible is it that an apparently contagious disease is healed precisely in seven days (Numbers 12:14–15) without leaving lasting physical complications? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Ten men that were lepers.</span>--On the general character of leprosy, see Notes on <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm" title="And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.">Matthew 8:2</a>. As only one of these was a Samaritan, it seems probable that the unnamed village was, as has been said, on the border-land of the two provinces. It is, perhaps, significant that our Lord takes neither of the usual caravan roads--one of which passed through Samaria, the other through Peraea--but chooses one for Himself that led through the one district into the other. The herding together of those who were shut out from all other fellowship has its parallel in the four lepers of <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm" title="And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?">2Kings 7:3</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Which stood afar off.</span>--In this case, then, there was no running and falling at the feet of Jesus, as in the earlier case of healing. They kept, it would seem probable, to the legal limit of one hundred paces.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12, 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their vetoes, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us</span>. These met him somewhere outside the village-separated by the fact of their unhappy malady, leprosy, from their fellows, in accordance with the old Mosaic Law of <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Leviticus 13:46</a>, "He is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be." These had no doubt heard of the many lepers who had been healed by the Galilaean Teacher who was then drawing nigh the village. They did not venture to approach him, but they attracted his attention with their hoarse, sad cry. The legal distance which these unfortunates were compelled to keep from passers-by was a hundred paces. He does not seem to have touched them, or <span class="accented">talked</span> with them, but with an impressive majesty bids them go and return thanks for their cure, which his will had already accomplished. They evidently believed implicitly in his healing power, for without further question they went on their way as he had commanded, and as they went the poor sufferers felt a new and, to them, a quite strange thrill of health course through their veins; they felt their prayer was granted, and that the fell disease had left them. They were not sent to the capital city; any priest in any town was qualified to pronounce on the completeness of a cure in this malady (<a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Leviticus 14:2-32</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/17-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">As</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entered</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσερχομένου</span> <span class="translit">(eiserchomenou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one of</span><br /><span class="grk">τινα</span> <span class="translit">(tina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] villages,</span><br /><span class="grk">κώμην</span> <span class="translit">(kōmēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2968.htm">Strong's 2968: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was met</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπήντησαν</span> <span class="translit">(apēntēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_528.htm">Strong's 528: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go to meet, meet, encounter. From apo and a derivative of anti; to meet away, i.e. Encounter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by ten</span><br /><span class="grk">δέκα</span> <span class="translit">(deka)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1176.htm">Strong's 1176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten. A primary number; ten.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lepers.</span><br /><span class="grk">λεπροὶ</span> <span class="translit">(leproi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3015.htm">Strong's 3015: </a> </span><span class="str2">A leprous person, a leper. From the same as lepra; scaly, i.e. Leprous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[They]</span><br /><span class="grk">οἳ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔστησαν</span> <span class="translit">(estēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at a distance</span><br /><span class="grk">πόρρωθεν</span> <span class="translit">(porrōthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4207.htm">Strong's 4207: </a> </span><span class="str2">From afar, far off, from a distance. 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