Event
The ten lepers
Only one came back
Ten are healed on the way; only one, a Samaritan, comes back to give thanks. Gratitude that recognizes grace.
The story
Ten lepers cry out from a distance; Jesus sends them to the priests and, on the way, they are healed. Only one comes back to give thanks, and he was a Samaritan.
The meaning
Healing was for ten; full salvation, for the one who returned. Gratitude is what turns a miracle into a relationship.
Did you know?
- The only grateful one was the “foreigner”; once again, the Samaritan surprises. Luke 17:16
Where to read in the Bible
- Luke 17:11–19
Connections
- done by Jesus of Nazareth · stated in the text · Luke 17:14
- central figure of The Samaritans · stated in the text · Luke 17:16