Luke 17:12 - Plain English Version

¹² He got to a town, and he started to go into it, but 10 men met him there. They all had a bad skin sickness, so they didn’t come close to Jesus, but they stood a little bit away from him and shouted to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And as He was going into one village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:

Common English Bible

¹² As he entered a village, ten men with skin diseases approached him. Keeping their distance from him,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.

Luke 17:12 Cross References

Luke 18:13

But the tax man was sorry for the bad things he did. He felt shame, so he did not stand close to the other people. He looked down at the ground, and he hit himself on his chest. He said, ‘I’m sorry, God. I know I did bad things. Please feel sorry for me and don’t punish me.’ ”