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Luke 17:12 Cross-References
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“And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:”
Luke 17:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 17:12
The lepers approach: 'And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off.' The 'ten men that were lepers' (δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, deka leproi andres) formed a community of afflicted outcasts. They 'stood afar off' (ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν, estēsan porrōthen) as Mosaic law required—lepers had to maintain distance and warn approaching people (Leviticus 13:45-46). Their compliance with this law demonstrates they still identified as part of the Jewish community despite exclusion. The number ten is significant—enough for a synagogue minyan (minimum prayer q...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 17:12
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“unclean.,καὶ ὁ λεπρός ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἡ ἁφή τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἔστω παραλελυμένα καὶ ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἀκατακάλυπτος καὶ περὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ περιβαλέσθω καὶ ἀκάθαρτος κεκλήσεται,And the leper in whom the plague is, let his garments be ungirt, and his head uncovered; and let him have a covering put upon his mouth, and he shall be called unclean.,והצרוע אשר בו הנגע בגדיו יהיו פרומים וראשו יהיה פרוע ועל שפם יעטא וטמא טמא יקרא,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.,וּסְגִירָא דִי בֵהּ מַכְתָּשָׁא לְבוּשׁוֹהִי יְהוֹן מְבַזְעִין וְרֵישֵׁהּ יְהֵי פְרִיעַ וְעַל שָׂפָם כַּאֲבֵלָא יִתְעַטָף וְלָא תִסְתַּאֲבוּן וְלָא תִסְתַּאֲבוּן יִקְרֵי ,And the leper in whom is the plague,his clothes shall be rent, and his head bared; and, like the mourner, he shall be covered unto his lip, and shall cry: Be not made unclean!”
“while he was in one of the cities”
“Why sit we here until we die?”
“standing far away”
“and all the priests”
“and to your seed forever. He went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.”
“If her father had but spit in her face”
“that they put out of the camp every leper”