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NASB | Luke 17:15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 17:15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying and praising and honoring God with a loud voice; |
Bible Question:
In this transitional gospel event recorded by Luke, ten lepers (v12) seek mercy for healing (v13). He gives them a command to go show themselves to the priest (per the requirements of the law) and along the way they were healed (v14). Now, in this verse, one of the ten, a Samaritan (v16b) comes back praising God (v15) and worshiping Christ (v16a). The whole story is from verses 11 through 19. Clearly the point of this story is about submission to God in thanksgiving, praise, and worship. The point is really driven home when the only person who responded appropriately was a Samaritan, a "foreigner" (18b). Anyway, my question doesn't have anything to do with the meaning of the narrative. Rather, it has to do with the customs at the time. Question: Were all ten lepers going to the same priests? If so, would a Jewish priest have bothered to examine a Samaritan, a man who would have been considered unclean anyway? It is hard to imagine that Samaritans would regularly have submitted themselves to Jewish priests even for this important social function. If one of you has some insight on how the Jews and Samaritans lived together in this town (v12a) between their countries (v11b), I would be interested and appreciative. In Him, Doc |
Bible Answer: Doc, Interesting observation and question. The jerusalem Commentary says:"Misery so loves company that this group consists of Jews and a Samaritan... One of those with whom Jews noramlly dis not deal (John 4:9). The Samaritan most likely would have gone to his own priests near Mt. Gerizim." It also comments that in the earlier story of the Good Samaritan, the Jewish lawyer who asked the question "who is my neighbor", after hearing the parable could not bring himself to answer Jesus' question by saying "the Samaritan", but instead would only say, "the one who showed pity on him." There is also the parralell of Naaman, a "foreigner", returning to Elishah after he was cured of his leprosy in the Jordan in 2 Kings 5. |
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