Which stood afar off (ο ανεστησαν πορρωθεν). The margin of Westcott and Hort reads simply εστησαν. The compound read by B means "r…

There met him. They were in his way, or in his path, as he was entering the village. They were not allowed to enter the village while they…

Ten men that were lepers.—On the general character of leprosy, see Notes on Matthew 8:2. As only one of these was a Samar…

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village…

St. Ambrose of Milan: After speaking the previous parable, our Lord rebukes the ungrateful.

Though we do not know exactly where this miracle occurred, what Luke does consider important is Jesus’ progress toward Jerusalem. The “village” lie…

And as he entered into a certain village
Whether in Samaria or Galilee, is not certain; perhaps it bordered on both,…

A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to commit ourselves to the compassions of…