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As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
Luke 17:12-14 sits inside this longer paragraph.
As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”
As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed.
And as he entred into a certayne toune ther met him ten men that were lepers. Which stode a farre of
and put forth their voyces and sayde: Iesu master have mercy on vs.
When he sawe the he sayde vnto them: Goo and shewe youre selves to the prestes. And it chaunsed as they went they were clensed.
And as hee entred into a certaine towne, there met him tenne men that were lepers, which stoode a farre off.
And they lift vp their voyces and saide, Iesus, Master, haue mercie on vs.
And when he saw them, he said vnto them, Goe, shewe your selues vnto the Priestes. And it came to passe, that as they went, they were clensed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv12–14 12 And as he entered into a certain village,…
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Ver. 12. Stood afar off] For so they were charged, Lev 13:45-46, as also to cover their lips, for fear of infecting others.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v14 It was according to the Divine law, Lev 14:2,…
It was according to the Divine law, Lev 14:2, that the leper in the day of his cleansing should be brought unto the priest, who was to judge whether he was healed, yea or no, and to offer the offering there prescribed. Christ sends them to the priests, partly that he might observe the law which his Father had given in the case, partly that he might have a testimony of this his miraculous operation. We shall observe that our Saviour cured some being at a distance from them, some by the word of his power only, though he were present in the same place, others by touching of them; he certainly chose thus to vary his circumstances, in actions of this nature, to let people know that the healing virtue was inherent in him, and that the proceeding of it from him was not tied to any ceremony used at the doing of the work, which he used or omitted according to his pleasure.
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William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain On v14 Observe here, 1. The preventing grace and mercy of…
Observe here, 1. The preventing grace and mercy of Christ; their disease is cured where it can be complained of: Go, show yourselves unto the priests, says Christ, and in their going they were cleansed, they were healed before they could come at the priests, that as the power that healed them was wholly Christ’s, so might the praise be also.
Observe, 2. A two-fold reason why Christ commanded them to go to the priests.
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1. In compliance with the ceremonial law, which required the leper to be brought to them, to judge whether healed or not; and if so, to receive the offering prescribed in token of thankfulness.
2. For the trial of their obedience: had they stood upon terms with Christ, and said, "Alas!" to what purpose is it to show ourselves to the priests; what good can their eyes do us? We should be glad to see ourselves cured; but why should we go to them to see ourselves loathed? Had they thus expostulated, they had not been healed: what command soever we receive from Christ, we must rather consider the authority of the commander, than the weight of the thing commanded, for God delights to try our obedience by small precepts; happy for these lepers, that, in obedience to Christ, they went to the priests, for as they went they were healed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv12–14 And they lifted up their voices,.... Together, and cried…
And they lifted up their voices,.... Together, and cried aloud, being at a distance, that they might be heard; as well as to express their vehement desire, and great importunity to be cleansed; see Jdg 9:7.
And said, Jesus, Master; or "Rabbi, Jesus", thou great Master in Israel; who art a teacher come from God, and who dost surprising miracles, and art able to cure us:
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have mercy on us; and cleanse us from our leprosy; we believe thou art able, if thou wilt; show compassion to us, miserable objects, as they were; their faith was the same with that of the other leper, in Mat 8:2.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv12–14 Verse 12. Ten - lepers] Concerning the leprosy see…
Verse 12. Ten - lepers] Concerning the leprosy see the note on Mt 8:2; and on Le 13:1, c. and Le 14:1, c..
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 Le 13:46; Nu 5:2; 2Kg 15:5.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv12, 14 There met him - They were in his way,…
There 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, Lev 13:46; Num 5:2-3.
Lepers - See the notes at Mat 8:2.
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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 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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v14 To the priests. Jesus sends them to the priests,…
To the priests. Jesus sends them to the priests, to convince the latter of the reality of the cures which he wrought, and oblige them by that to acknowledge him for their Messias; 2ndly, that the lepers might enjoy the fruit of their cure, by returning to the society of their fellow men, after they had been declared clean, and satisfied all the demands of the law; for there were may ceremonies previous to be gone through. (Calmet) --- And lastly, to shew that in the new law, such as are defiled with the leprosy of sin, should apply to the priests. Hence, says St. Augustine, let no one despise God’s ordinance, saying that it is sufficient to confess to God alone. (Lib. de visit. infirm.)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv12–14 stood afar off--(Compare Lev 13:45-46).
stood afar off--(Compare Lev 13:45-46).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv12–14 12. As he entered—In the outskirts of some village,…
12. As he entered—In the outskirts of some village, to us unknown, in his progress to the frontier line.
Ten lepers—As is the custom in the East, this dismal society hovered near the village which they might not enter.
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Num_5:4; Mat_8:1. Sad emblem of those who behold the blessedness of that heavenly kingdom from which they are forever excluded.
Stood afar off—As the law required them to maintain a distance.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv12, 14 12. ten men that were lepers] So in 2Ki_7:3…
12. ten men that were lepers] So in 2Ki_7:3 we find four lepers together. The one Samaritan would not have been allowed to associate with the nine Jews had not leprosy obliterated religious distinctions, as it still sadly does in the leper-houses (Biut el Masakin, ‘Abodes of the Unfortunate’) at Jerusalem, where alone Jews and Mahometans will live together.
which stood afar off~] as the Law required, Lev_13:45-46. See on Luk_5:12. Usually they stood at the roadside, as they still do, clamorously demanding alms, but they had heard the fame of Jesus, and asked from Him a vaster benefit.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv12–14 (12) Ten men that were lepers.—On the general character…
(12) Ten men that were lepers.—On the general character of leprosy, see Notes on Mat_8:2. 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 Peræa—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 2Ki_7:3.
Which stood afar off.—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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v12 Vers. 12, 13. And as he entered into a…
Vers. 12, 13. 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. 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 Lev_13:46, "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 talked 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. (Lev_14:2-32)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v14 show yourselves to the priests
show yourselves to the priests
Lepers were required to have the priests verify that their leprosy was healed. AT: "show yourselves to the priests so they can examine you" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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they were cleansed
When people were healed, they were no longer ceremonially unclean. This can be made explicit. AT: "they were healed of their leprosy and so became clean" or "they were cured of their leprosy" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
saw that he was healed
"realized that he was healed" or "realized that Jesus had healed him"
he turned back
"he went back to Jesus"
with a loud voice glorifying God
"and glorified God loudly"
He fell down at Jesus' feet
"he knelt down and put his face close to Jesus' feet." He did this to honor Jesus. (See: Symbolic Action)
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priest
clean
cure
glory
Samaria
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv12, 14 17:12 ten men with leprosy stood at a distance:…
17:12 ten men with leprosy stood at a distance: See study note on 5:12. Lepers were required to keep their distance and cry out, “Unclean!” (Lev 13:45-46).
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