Luke 17
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.jpg) Luke 6:4-16 on Papyrus 4, written about AD 150-175. | |
| Book | Gospel of Luke |
| Category | Gospel |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 3 |
Luke 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the teachings and a miracle of Jesus Christ.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this Gospel as well as Acts.[2]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 75 (written about AD 175-225)
- Papyrus 111 (3rd-century)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Washingtonianus (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- This chapter is divided into 37 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Luke 17:1–6 = Jesus Warns of Offenses
- Luke 17:7–10 = Parable of the Master and Servant
- Luke 17:11–19 = Ten Lepers Cleansed
- Luke 17:20–37 = The Coming of the Kingdom (Matthew 24:23–28,36–41)
Cleansing Ten Lepers
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This is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (only in the Gospel of Luke).[3][4] 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 saved you."
This miracle emphasizes the importance of faith, for Jesus did not say: "My power has saved you" but attributed the healing to the faith of the beneficiaries.[5][6]
See also
- Leper
- Lot
- Ministry of Jesus
- Miracles of Jesus
- Noah
- Samaritan
- Other related Bible parts: Genesis 6, Genesis 7, Genesis 19, Leviticus 14, Matthew 24
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Matthew-Luke by David C. Cook and Craig A. Evans (Feb 27, 2003) ISBN 0781438683 page 365
- ^ Biblegateway Luke 17:11-19 [1]
- ^ Berard L. Marthaler 2007 The creed: the apostolic faith in contemporary theology ISBN 0-89622-537-2 page 220
- ^ Lockyer, Herbert, 1988 All the Miracles of the Bible ISBN 0-310-28101-6 page 235
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| Preceded by Luke 16 |
Chapters of the Bible Gospel of Luke |
Succeeded by Luke 18 |