And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
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Gill's Exposition
And they lifted up their voices,.... Together, and cried aloud, being at a distance, that they might be heard; as well as to express their vehement desire, and great importunity to be cleansed; see…
Barnes' Notes
There met him - They were in his way, or in his path, as he was entering the village. They were not allowed to enter the village while they were afflicted with the leprosy, Lev 13:46; Num 5:2-3.…
Adam Clarke
Ten - lepers - Concerning the leprosy see the note on Mat 8:2; and on Lev 13:1, etc. and Lev 14:1, etc.
Which stood afar off - They kept at a distance, because forbidden by law and custom to come near…
We have here an account of the cure of ten lepers, which we had not in any other of the evangelists. The leprosy was a disease which the Jews supposed to be inflicted for the punishment of some…
Cambridge Bible
ten men that were lepers So in 2Ki 7:3 we find fourlepers together. The one Samaritan would not have been allowed to associate with the nine Jews had not leprosy obliterated religious distinctions, as…
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