After all, he asks, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
The passage ends with Christ’s love for the Samaritan, saying, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
But what happened to the other nine? Scripture provides no answer to the rest of their lives. One can only hope they are residing with God in his eternal glory. Yet the lack of a clear answer is chilling — for it reflects the human heart’s brokenness.
More often than not, we are akin to the nine: ungrateful, selfish, or ignorant of God’s blessings in our daily lives. But who were the nine lepers?
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