Luke 17:12
And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Cross-references
In Luke 5:12, a single leper falls before Jesus and begs for cleansing — a parallel healing of leprosy, but here ten lepers stand at a distance.
In Luke 7:22, cleansing lepers is listed as a sign of the Messiah, showing this healing fulfills that expectation.
Leviticus 13:45 commands lepers to announce uncleanness and keep distance — the men in Luke stand at a distance as this law requires.
Leviticus 13:46 mandates lepers live alone outside the camp — this explains why the ten lepers stood apart from Jesus.
Numbers 5:2 orders lepers to be sent outside the camp — the ten lepers in Luke are isolated as this law prescribes.
Numbers 5:3 reiterates removing lepers from the camp — this legal backdrop explains the lepers' separation in Luke.
2 Kings 7:3 shows leprous men sitting at the city gate — a real-life example of the isolation the ten lepers in Luke also observe.
2 Chronicles 26:20 describes Uzziah being thrust out because of leprosy — another biblical instance of leper isolation.
2 Chronicles 26:21 says Uzziah dwelt in a separate house as a leper — exactly the separation seen in Luke.
In Matthew 8:2, a leper comes close and kneels, unlike the lepers who stand at a distance here.
In Mark 1:40, a leper kneels and begs, differing from the ten who keep their distance.
Numbers 12:14 describes Miriam being shut out for leprosy — a precedent for the isolation practiced in Luke.