Jul 25, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Diane revisits Luke 17’s ten “lepers,” and highlights Luke’s delayed reveal that the thankful man is a Samaritan and focuses on Yeshua’s rare word for him—allogenes (“foreigner”), used only once in…
If you've spent any time in church at all, you know the story of the 10 lepers.
10 men healed.
One comes back to say thank you.
And the lesson every single time is gratitude.
Be the one who comes back.
And that's true.
It really is.
But it's only half the story.
And I'd never heard anyone mention it growing up, not once.
And when I finally learned it, it changed how I read the whole scene.
There's a stone sitting in a museum in Istanbul right now that's connected to this word.
And by the end of this episode, you're going to want to go look it up.
Welcome to She So Scripture, where we take the text seriously, take ourselves a little less seriously, and let scripture form us instead of just inform us.
I'm Diane, and I'm glad you're here.
So let's get started.
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