Luke 17:12

Luke 17:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
• New International Version (NIV)As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

Context of Luke 17:12

10In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’” 11As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.

Luke 17:12 word by word

καὶ εἰσερχομένου αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• as heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• there metἀπαντάωapantaō · to meetG528
• tenδέκαdeka · tenG1176
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• that were lepersλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• afar offπόρρωθενporrhōthen · afar offG4207

Cross-references for Luke 17:12

• Luke 5:12In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
• Luke 18:13“But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
• Leviticus 13:45“Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
• Numbers 5:2“Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person.
• Numbers 12:14But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn’t she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back.”
• 2 Kings 5:27Because you have done this, you and your descendants will suffer from Naaman’s leprosy forever.” When Gehazi left the room, he was covered with leprosy; his skin was white as snow.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy sitting at the entrance of the city gates. “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other.
• 2 Chronicles 26:20When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him.

Commentaries on Luke 17:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Ten - lepers - Concerning the leprosy see the note on Matthew 8:2; and on Leviticus 13:1, etc. and Leviticus 14:1, etc. Which stood afar off - They kept at a distance, because forbidden by law and custom to come near to those who were sound, for fear of infecting them. See Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 5:2; 2 Kings 15:5.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12There met him - They were in his way, or in his path, as he was entering the village. They were not allowed to enter the village while they were afflicted with the leprosy, Leviticus 13:46; Numbers 5:2-3. Lepers - See the notes at Matthew 8:2. Stood afar off - At a distance, as they were required by law. They were unclean, and it was not lawful for them to come near to those who were in health. As Jesus was traveling, they were also walking in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to refer ourselves to the compassions of Christ, for they fail not. We may look for God to meet us with mercy, when we are found in the way of obedience. Only one of those who were healed returned to give thanks. It becomes us, like him, to be very humble in thanksgivings, as well as in prayers. Christ noticed the one who thus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12They stood at a distance: See study note on 5:12. People with leprosy had to stay away from others and shout, “Unclean, unclean!” (Leviticus 13:45–46).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1911-13. through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 17:12

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Leprosy
• Miracles
• Samaria
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Jesus Christ
• Leper; Leprosy
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Year
• skin disease, leper, leprosy

Commentaries on Luke 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings