Luke 17:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

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  • Lev 13:45-46 : 45 And the leper who has the disease on him is to go about with signs of grief, with his hair loose and his mouth covered, crying, Unclean, unclean. 46 While the disease is on him, he will be unclean. He is unclean: let him keep by himself, living outside the tent-circle.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.
  • 2 Kgs 7:3 : 3 Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?
  • 2 Chr 26:20-21 : 20 And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looking at him, saw the mark of the leper on his brow, and they sent him out quickly and he himself went out straight away, for the Lord's punishment had come on him. 21 So King Uzziah was a leper till the day of his death, living separately in his private house; for he was cut off from the house of God; and Jotham his son was ruling over his house, judging the people of the land.
  • Luke 5:12 : 12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
  • Luke 18:13 : 13 The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
  • Num 5:2-3 : 2 Give orders to the children of Israel to put outside the tent-circle every leper, and anyone who has any sort of flow from his body, and anyone who is unclean from the touch of the dead; 3 Male or female they are to be put outside the tent-circle, so that they may not make unclean my resting-place among them.
  • Num 12:14 : 14 And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 84%

    13 Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

    14 And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.

    15 And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;

    16 And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

    17 And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

    18 Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?

    19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

  • 11 And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

  • Luke 5:12-14
    3 verses
    81%

    12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

    13 And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.

    14 And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

  • Mark 1:40-42
    3 verses
    78%

    40 And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

    41 And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

    42 And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.

  • Matt 8:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

    3 And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

  • 35 And when the men of that place had news of him, they sent into all the country round about, and took to him all who were ill,

  • 9 When the disease of a leper is seen on a man, let him be taken to the priest;

  • 8 And when those lepers came to the outer line of tents, they went into one tent, and had food and drink, and took from it silver and gold and clothing, which they put in a secret place; then they came back and went into another tent from which they took more goods, which they put away in a secret place.

  • 9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

  • 27 And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

  • Lev 13:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 It is an old disease in the skin of his flesh, and the priest will say that he is unclean; he will not have to be shut up, for he is clearly unclean.

    12 And if the disease comes out all over his skin, from his head to his feet, as far as the priest is able to see,

  • 56 And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

  • 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

  • 10 For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

  • Lev 14:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 This is the law of the leper on the day when he is made clean: he is to be taken to the priest;

    3 And the priest is to go outside the tent-circle; and if, after looking, the priest sees that the mark of the disease has gone from him,

  • Mark 1:44-45
    2 verses
    72%

    44 See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

    45 But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

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    30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

    31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

    32 And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.

    33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

    34 And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.

  • 11 But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

  • 5 And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

  • 17 And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

  • 30 And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

  • 34 And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

  • 14 And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

  • 2 And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • 33 And all the town had come together at the door.

  • 11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.

  • 17 And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

  • 37 And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.

  • 2 And a certain man was there who had a disease.

  • 10 And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

  • 52 And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.

  • 21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.