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OET (OET-LV) And it_became at the time to_be_going to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and because_of he was_passing_through the_midst of_Samareia/(Shomrōn) and Galilaia/(Gālīl).
OET (OET-RV) Soon it was time to continue on towards Yerushalem and so they walked through Galilee and Shomron (Samaria).
In this section Jesus and his disciples were continuing to travel to Jerusalem. As they approached a village on the way, ten men with leprosy or another serious skin disease begged Jesus to help them. People with this disease were outcasts and were not allowed to live in a village with healthy people. They were also considered to be ritually unclean or impure. They were not allowed to worship God with healthy people.
Jesus healed all ten men, and they became ritually pure. However, only one of them thanked Jesus for healing him. This man was a Samaritan, and Jews usually despised Samaritans. However, Jesus often showed that he did not despise them. In the parable that Jesus told in 10:25–37, he used a Samaritan as the example of a person who loved his neighbor.
Notice the contrast in the way “thanks” is used here and in 17:10. In 17:10, Jesus implied that servants of God often feel that they deserve special thanks or reward for simply doing their duty. In this section, when Jesus did something that deserved much thanks and praise, only one of ten people thanked him.
Some other ideas for this section heading are:
Jesus heals ten lepers
Jesus cleanses ten men
The book of Luke is the only gospel that tells about this event.
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem,
¶ As Jesus was traveling/going to Jerusalem,
¶ One day while he/Jesus and his disciples continued their journey to the city of Jerusalem,
In Greek this part of the verse begins with a phrase that is literally “and it happened.” In this context, the phrase introduces a new event. In some languages no introductory word or phrase is needed. Another way to introduce the event in English is:
One day/time
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem is literally “while he was going to Jerusalem.” It may be helpful to supply the name Jesus here for clarity, as the BSB does. Some other ways to translate this are:
As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem (NLT)
as Jesus traveled/walked toward Jerusalem
Jesus was still traveling with his disciples. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit. For example:
As Jesus continued to travel with his disciples toward Jerusalem, they…
He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
he went through land that was between Samaria and Galilee.
they walked through the area between the districts/provinces of Samaria and Galilee.
He was passing between Samaria and Galilee: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as He was passing between Samaria and Galilee is literally “he was going through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.” This means that Jesus traveled in the general area where the land of Samaria met the land of Galilee.
Some other ways to translate this phrase are:
…he was going through the area between Samaria and Galilee. (NCV)
Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. (NRSV)
Samaria and Galilee: Samaria and Galilee were districts in Israel. In some languages it may be helpful to make this information explicit. For example:
the district of Samaria and the district of Galilee
In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of 11a and 11b. For example:
11bJesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee 11aon his way to Jerusalem. (GW)
11bOne day Jesus and his disciples were going between the regions of Samaria and Galilee 11aon their way to Jerusalem.
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
καὶ ἐγένετο
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ καί αὐτός διήρχετο διά μέσον Σαμαρείας καί Γαλιλαίας)
Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.
ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ
at the_‹time› ˓to_be˒_going to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ καί αὐτός διήρχετο διά μέσον Σαμαρείας καί Γαλιλαίας)
Alternate translation: [as Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem]
Note 2 topic: writing-background
αὐτὸς διήρχετο διὰ μέσον Σαμαρείας καὶ Γαλιλαίας
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ καί αὐτός διήρχετο διά μέσον Σαμαρείας καί Γαλιλαίας)
Luke provides this background information about Jesus’ location to help readers understand what happens in this episode, in which Jesus engages a group of men that includes both Jews and at least one Samaritan. Alternate translation: [Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee]
17:11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem: See study note on 9:51–19:44.
OET (OET-LV) And it_became at the time to_be_going to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and because_of he was_passing_through the_midst of_Samareia/(Shomrōn) and Galilaia/(Gālīl).
OET (OET-RV) Soon it was time to continue on towards Yerushalem and so they walked through Galilee and Shomron (Samaria).
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.