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Luke 17:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Luke 17:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
The Cleansing of Ten Lepers.[a] 11 As he continued his journey to Jerusalem,(A) he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.[b] 12 As he was entering a village, ten lepers met [him]. They stood at a distance from him
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- 17:11–19 This incident recounting the thankfulness of the cleansed Samaritan leper is narrated only in Luke’s gospel and provides an instance of Jesus holding up a non-Jew (Lk 17:18) as an example to his Jewish contemporaries (cf. Lk 10:33 where a similar purpose is achieved in the story of the good Samaritan). Moreover, it is the faith in Jesus manifested by the foreigner that has brought him salvation (Lk 17:19; cf. the similar relationship between faith and salvation in Lk 7:50; 8:48, 50).
- 17:11 Through Samaria and Galilee: or, “between Samaria and Galilee.”
Luke 17:10-12
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Luke 17:10-12
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10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”(A)
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem,(B) Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.(C) 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a](D) met him. They stood at a distance(E)
Footnotes
- Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
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