Luke 17:12
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luke 17:12 in other translations
| BSB | As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance |
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| WEB | As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. |
| ASV | And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off: |
| YLT | and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off, |
| DARBY | And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off. |
| BBE | And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance, |
| Webster | And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood at a distance. |
What does Luke 17:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 17:11-13
Lu 17:11-19. Ten Lepers Cleansed. 11-13. through the midst of Samaria and Galilee--probably on the confines of both.
Barnes' Notes
Lepers. Mt 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 travelling, they were also walking in the contrary way, and seeing him, and knowing that they were unclean, they stopped or turned aside, so that they might not expose others to the contagion.
(h) "stood afar off" Lev 13:46
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:11-19
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…
Luke 17:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 17:12
- Leviticus 13:45-46
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
- Luke 5:12
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- 2 Kings 7:3
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?
- Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
- 2 Chronicles 26:20-21
And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him. And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the Lord: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
- 2 Kings 5:27
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
- Numbers 5:2-3
Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
- Numbers 12:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
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Context
- Luke 17:11
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
- Luke 17:12
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
- Luke 17:13
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Luke 17:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y entrando en una aldea, viniéronle al encuentro diez hombres leprosos, los cuales se pararon de lejos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et comme il entrait dans un village, dix hommes lépreux le rencontrèrent; et ils s’arrêtèrent de loin; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als er in ein gewisses Dorf eintrat, begegneten ihm zehn aussätzige Männer, welche von ferne standen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum ingrederetur quoddam castellum, occurrerunt ei decem viri leprosi, qui steterunt a longe: |