Luke 17:11-19

The opening verse before us conveys information of note. Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem. While Samaria was the most direct route to Jerusalem from Galilee, it was avoided by Jews because the Samaritans were considered to be unclean. Contact with any unclean thing precluded one from entering any place of worship upon arrival in Jerusalem. The midst of Samaria and Galilee likely refers to the middle of the border region between…