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12 As He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers who stood at a distance; 13 and they raised their voices and called out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were [miraculously] healed and made clean.(A) 15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying and praising and honoring God with a loud voice; 16 and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a [a]Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus asked, “Were not ten [of you] cleansed? Where are the [other] nine? 18 Was there no one found to return and to give thanks and praise to God, except this foreigner?” 19 Jesus said to him, “Get up and go [on your way]. Your faith [your personal trust in Me and your confidence in God’s power] has restored you to health.”

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  1. Luke 17:16 The Samaritans and the Jews ordinarily despised each other.

12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a](A) met him. They stood at a distance(B) 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master,(C) have pity on us!”

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

15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God(E) in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.(F)

17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”(G)

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  1. Luke 17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.