Luke 17:11-19

           
         As Jesus made his way to Jerusalem, he went along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease.  They stood at a distance and shouted, “ Jesus! Master! Have pity on us!”

      Jesus saw them and said to them, “Go and let the priests examine you.”

     On the way they were made clean.

     When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.  He threw himself to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.  The man was a Samaritan.

     Jesus spoke up, “There were ten men who were healed; where are the other nine?  Why is this foreigner the only one who came back to give thanks to God?”