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

10So you too, when you’ve done everything you are commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves. We have done only what we were supposed to do.’” 11Now while going up to Jerusalem, Yeshua was passing between Samaria and the Galilee. As He entered a certain village, ten men with tza'arat came toward Him. They stood some distance away 13and raised their voices, saying, “Yeshua, Master, have mercy on us!” 14When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the kohanim.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

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 5:12Now while Yeshua was in one of the towns, a man covered with tza'arat appeared. And when he saw Yeshua, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Master, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Luke 18:13“But the tax collector, standing some distance away, wouldn’t even lift his eyes toward heaven, but beat his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
• Leviticus 13:45“The one with tza'arat who has the plague-mark shall wear torn clothes, the hair of his head is to hang loose, he is to cover his upper lip and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
• Numbers 5:2“Command Bnei-Yisrael to send out from the camp everyone with tza'arat, who has some kind of discharge, or any contaminated by a dead body.
• Numbers 12:14Adonai said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be in shame for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days. After that she may be brought back.”
• 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, the tza'arat of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” Then he went out from his presence with tza'arat as white as snow.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with tza'arat at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why should we sit here till we die?
• 2 Chronicles 26:20When Azariah the chief kohen and all the other kohanim stared at him, behold, his forehead had tza'arat! So they rushed him out of there. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out because Adonai had smitten 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

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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