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Luke 17:12
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus travels between Samaria and Galilee toward Jerusalem when He enters a village and is approached by ten lepers who remain at a distance.
The words — The Greek ἀπήντησαν (apēntēsan) describes the lepers meeting Him, while εἰσερχομένου (eiserchomenou) marks the precise moment of His entry into a certain village (κώμην).
The thread — The lepers' distant posture reflects Leviticus 13:45, parallels the solitary leper in Luke 5:12, and mirrors the four lepers waiting at the city gate in 2 Kings 7:3.
Why it lands — The verse establishes a physical boundary that the lepers must maintain, requiring the reader to note the immediate tension between ritual separation and Jesus' approach.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 13:45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
- Luke 5:12 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.”
- 2 Kings 7:3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
- Luke 18:13 But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- 2 Chronicles 26:20 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.
- Numbers 5:2 “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.
- 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
- Numbers 12:14 But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”