- Cleansing ten lepers
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Christ cleansing ten lepers is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Gospel of Luke 17:11-19).[1]
According to the Gospel, 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.[2][3]
See also
- Ministry of Jesus
- Miracles of Jesus
- Parables of Jesus
- Christ cleansing a leper
References
- ^ 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
Miracles of Jesus Cures Bleeding woman · Blind man of Bethsaida · Blind at birth · Blind near Jericho · Blind men in Galilee · Centurion's servant · Jesus cleansing a leper · Cleansing ten lepers · Deaf mute of Decapolis · Dropsy · Gennesaret healings · Hunched woman · Mother of Peter's wife · Paralytic at Bethesda · Paralytic at Capernaum · Royal official's son · Servant's ear · Withered hand
Exorcisms Raising the dead Young man from Nain · Daughter of Jairus · Raising of Lazarus
Control of nature Catch of fish · Coin in the fish's mouth · Feeding the multitude · Fig tree cursed · Marriage at Cana · Storm calmed · Transfiguration · Walking on water
Categories:- Christian miracle narrative
- Miracles attributed to Jesus
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