Ten Lepers a Cleansing

Luke 17:11-19

The Miracles of Jesus – part 7

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? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." Luke 17:11-19 NIV

A. They were all diseased.

B. They were all unclean.

1. Social implications.

2. Religious or spiritual ramifications.

C. They all wanted to be healed.

“…they called out in a loud voice, ‘Jesus, Master, have pity on us!’” Luke 17:13 NIV

“pity” - Signifies, in general, “to feel sympathy with the misery of another,” and especially sympathy manifested in act (NT:1653 from Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words)

D. Jesus’ response to the ten.

“When he saw them, he said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’” Luke 17:14 NIV

E. They all reacted with faith to Jesus’ command.

“When he saw them, he said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went…” Luke 17:14 NIV

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 ESV

F. They were all healed.

“When he saw them, he said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were cleansed. Luke 17:14 NIV

G. Only one returned to give thanks and praise.

“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.” Luke 17:15-16 NIV

H. Jesus’ responses to the Samaritan.

1. “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” Luke 17:17 NIV

2. “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
Luke 17:19 NIV

Vs. 14 - “And as they went, they were cleansed.”

“katharizoo” - to make clean, to cleanse. (NT:2511)

Vs. 15 - “One of them, when he saw he was healed…”

“iaomai” - to cure (literally or figuratively) NT:2390

Vs. 19 - “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19

“sozo” - to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively) NT:4982

“For it is by grace you have been saved (sozo), through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV