Focused Passage

Luke 17:11-19

Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom

Jesus trains disciples in holiness, forgiveness, faith, and humble service; reveals grateful saving response through a cleansed Samaritan; and teaches that the kingdom is already present in him while the future day of the Son of Man will come suddenly in judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12 As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

13 and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

14 When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

16 He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

17 “Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

18 Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

19 Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

While Καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition vvv τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular [Jesus] was on His way πορεύεσθαι G4198 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive to εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ G2419 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was passing διήρχετο G1330 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular vvv διὰ G1223 Preposition between μέσον G3319 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Samaria Σαμαρείας G4540 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

As καὶ G2532 Conjunction He αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular entered εἰσερχομένου G1525 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . εἴς G1519 Preposition one of τινα G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular [the] villages κώμην G2968 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular He αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was met ἀπήντησαν G528 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural by ten δέκα G1176 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural lepers λεπροὶ G3015 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ἄνδρες G435 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural [They] οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural stood ἔστησαν G2476 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural at a distance πόρρωθεν G4207 Adverb

BSB notes

  • A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
Verse 13

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - αὐτοὶ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural raised ἦραν G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [their] voices φωνὴν G5456 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular shouting λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Master Ἐπιστάτα G1988 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular have mercy on ἐλέησον G1653 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Verse 14

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction When [Jesus] saw [them] ἰδὼν G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular He said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Go Πορευθέντες G4198 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural show ἐπιδείξατε G1925 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural yourselves ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural priests ἱερεῦσιν G2409 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural And καὶ G2532 Conjunction as ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition they αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular were on their way ὑπάγειν G5217 Verb - Present Infinitive Active they were cleansed ἐκαθαρίσθησαν G2511 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • See Leviticus 14:1–32.
Verse 15

Original words

When δὲ G1161 Conjunction one Εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural saw ἰδὼν G3708 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction he was healed ἰάθη G2390 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular he came back ὑπέστρεψεν G5290 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular praising δοξάζων G1392 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in μετὰ G3326 Preposition a loud μεγάλης G3173 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular voice φωνῆς G5456 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction He fell ἔπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition facedown πρόσωπον G4383 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular at παρὰ G3844 Preposition [Jesus’] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural in thanksgiving εὐχαριστῶν G2168 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular to Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction he αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a Samaritan Σαμαρίτης G4541 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

Original words

{Were} not Οὐχὶ* G3780 Adverb [all] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural ten δέκα G1176 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural cleansed ἐκαθαρίσθησαν G2511 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular asked Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular - εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Where then are ποῦ G4226 Adverb . . . δὲ G1161 Conjunction the [other] οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural nine ἐννέα G1767 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 18

Original words

Was no one found εὑρέθησαν G2147 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural . . . οὐχ G3756 Adverb except εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . μὴ G3361 Adverb this οὗτος G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular foreigner ἀλλογενὴς G241 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to return ὑποστρέψαντες G5290 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [and] give δοῦναι G1325 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular to God Θεῷ G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 19

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Rise Ἀναστὰς G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] go πορεύου G4198 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular faith πίστις G4102 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular has made you well σέσωκέν G4982 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or has saved you

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