Luke 17:11-19 - Ten Lepers Cleansed
11 And it happened as Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem that He passed along the border between Samaria and Galilee. [Note: These were the next two provinces north of Judea]. 12 And as He entered a certain village, He was met by ten men with infectious skin diseases, who were standing some distance away [Note: Restrictions in the Jewish law prevented contact with persons having infectious diseases. See Lev. 13:45ff], 13 and shouting, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us."
14 And when Jesus saw them, He said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." [See Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff]. And it happened, as they went [along], that they were healed.
15 Then one of them, seeing he had been healed, returned and praised God in a loud voice. 16 And he fell on his face at Jesus' feet and thanked Him. And he was a Samaritan. [Note: Samaritans were despised by the Jews and regarded as a 'half-breeds'].
17 Jesus asked [those standing nearby], "Were there not ten men [who were] healed? Where are the [other] nine? 18 Did not anyone [else] come back to give praise to God, except this foreigner?" 19 Then Jesus said to the one [who had returned], "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well."