^17:11Now on³² the way to Jerusalem,³³ Jesus³⁴ was passing along³⁵ between Samaria and Galilee. ^17:12As³⁶ he was entering³⁷ a village, ten men with leprosy³⁸ met him. They³⁹ stood at a distance, ^17:13raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy⁴⁰ on us.” ^17:14When⁴¹ he saw them he said, “Go⁴² and show yourselves to the priests.”⁴³ And⁴⁴ as they went along, they were cleansed. ^17:15Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising⁴⁵ God with a loud voice. ^17:16He⁴⁶ fell with his face to the ground⁴⁷ at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.⁴⁸ (Now⁴⁹ he was a Samaritan.)⁵⁰^17:17Then⁵¹ Jesus said,⁵² “Were⁵³ not ten cleansed? Where are the other⁵⁴ nine? ^17:18Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?”⁵⁵^17:19Then⁵⁶ he said to the man,⁵⁷ “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”⁵⁸

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Footnotes

32 Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
33 This is another travel note about Jesus going to Jerusalem in Luke 9:51–19:48, the so-called “Jerusalem journey” section of Luke’s Gospel. It is not a straight line journey, because to travel along the Galilean and Samaritan border is to go east or west, not south to Jerusalem. For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
34 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
35 Or “was traveling about.”
36 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
37 The participle εἰσερχομένου (eiserchomenou) is taken temporally.
38 The ten men with leprosy would have been unable to approach Jesus (Lev 13:45–46; Num 5:2–3). The ancient term for leprosy covered a wider array of conditions than what is called leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45–46).
39 Grk “leprosy, who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun was replaced with a personal pronoun and a new sentence started at this point in the translation.
40 “Have mercy on us” is a request to heal them (Luke 18:38–39; 16:24; Matt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:31–32; Mark 10:47–49).
41 καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
42 The participle πορευθέντες (poreuthentes) is a good example of an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance. As such, it picks up the force of an imperative from the verb to which it is related ( ).
43 These are the instructions of what to do with a healing (Lev 13:19; 14:1–11; Luke 5:14).
44 Grk “And it happened that as.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
45 Grk “glorifying God.”
46 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
47 Grk “he fell on his face” (an idiom for complete prostration).
48 And thanked him. This action recognized God’s healing work through Jesus.
49 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a parenthetical comment.
50 This is a parenthetical note by the author. The comment that the man was a Samaritan means that to most Jews of Jesus’ day he would have been despised as a half-breed and a heretic. The note adds a touch of irony to the account (v. 18).
51 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
52 Grk “Jesus answering said”; this is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
53 The Greek construction used here (οὐχί, ouchi) expects a positive reply.
54 The word “other” is implied in the context.
55 Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.
56 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
57 Grk “to him”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
58 Or “has delivered you”; Grk “has saved you.” The remark about faith suggests the benefit of trusting in Jesus’ ability to deliver. Apparently the Samaritan benefited from the healing in a way the other nine did not.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and 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.” And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”

When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.

One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

When he saw them, he told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were cleansed.

But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan.

Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And he told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through the region between Samaria and Galilee. And as he was entering into a certain village, ten men met him—lepers, who stood at a distance. And they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” And when he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed. But one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. And he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were not ten cleansed? And where are the nine? Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?” And he said to him, “Get up and go your way. Your faith has saved you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 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 voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

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