Healing the Ten Lepers
18 Grade 9 Religious Education (CRE) questions on Healing the Ten Lepers, with worked marking schemes. 18 questions are available on this topic in full.
Question 1
1 markAs Jesus was travelling towards Jerusalem, He passed along the border between two regions where the ten lepers met Him. These regions were:
A. Phoenicia and Syria
B. Decapolis and Perea
C. Judea and Idumea
D. Samaria and Galilee
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1 markWhile studying the healing of the ten lepers, a learner asked what Jesus told them to do. According to Luke 17:14, what instruction did Jesus give the lepers?
A. Wash in the river Jordan seven times
B. Go and show yourselves to the priests
C. Stay and rest in the house
D. Bring an offering to the temple
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1 markA pastor used the healing of the ten lepers to teach his congregation about gratitude. What instruction did Jesus give the lepers before they were healed?
A. To go and show themselves to the priests
B. To offer a lamb at the altar
C. To remain in their homes for seven days
D. To wash in the pool of Siloam
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4 marksIdentify four lessons Christians learn from the account of the healing of the ten lepers.
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1 mark each for any four: Christians should be thankful/grateful to God for His blessings; faith in Jesus brings healing/salvation; Jesus has compassion/mercy on the suffering; Jesus has power over disease; God's grace is for all people, including foreigners/outsiders; we should obey Jesus' instructions; we should praise/glorify God. (4x1)
Question 5
1 markWhen the ten lepers cried out, what did they ask Jesus to do?
A. To give them food
B. To free them from prison
C. To have mercy on them
D. To make them rich
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1 markAfter Jesus healed ten lepers, only one returned to give thanks. According to Luke chapter 17, what was significant about the one who returned?
A. He was a temple priest
B. He was a Roman soldier
C. He was a Pharisee
D. He was a Samaritan
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1 markA preacher used the ten lepers to teach about gratitude. According to Luke 17:11-19, how many of the ten healed lepers returned to thank Jesus, and who was he?
A. None returned
B. One returned, a Samaritan
C. Five returned, all Galileans
D. Two returned, both Jews
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6 marksDuring a Sunday service, a preacher read the account of Jesus healing the ten lepers and challenged the congregation to be grateful.
(a) Describe how Jesus healed the ten lepers. (5 marks)
(b) Identify one lesson Christians learn from the one leper who returned to thank Jesus. (2 marks)
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(a) The account of the healing (Luke 17:11-19, 5 marks): - As Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, travelling along the border between Samaria and Galilee, He entered a village. - Ten men who had leprosy met Him; they stood at a distance because the law required lepers to keep away. - They called out in a loud voice, 'Jesus, Master, have pity on us!' - When Jesus saw them, He told them, 'Go, show yourselves to the priests.' - As they went, they were cleansed/healed of their leprosy. - One of them, a Samaritan, when he saw he was healed, came back praising God in a loud voice, threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked Him. - Jesus asked where the other nine were, and told the man, 'Rise and go; your faith has made you well.' (b) Lesson from the grateful leper (any one, 2 marks): - Christians should always be thankful to God for His blessings and healing. - They should praise and glorify God for what He does in their lives. - Faith in Jesus brings salvation/wholeness.
Question 9
1 markWhen the grateful leper returned praising God and fell at Jesus' feet, Jesus said to him, 'Rise and go; your faith has made you well.' What virtue was Jesus commending in this man?
A. Anger and pride
B. Silence and patience
C. Gratitude and faith
D. Wealth and generosity
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1 markAfter hearing the lepers' plea, Jesus gave them an instruction. What did He tell them to do?
A. Go and sell all their belongings
B. Wash seven times in the river Jordan
C. Wait for Him at the temple gate
D. Go and show yourselves to the priests
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6 marksNarrate the account of the healing of the ten lepers as recorded in the Gospel of Luke.
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Award up to 6 marks for narrative points (1 each): as Jesus went to Jerusalem He passed between Samaria and Galilee; ten lepers met Him; they stood at a distance; they called out asking Jesus to have mercy on them; Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests; as they went they were cleansed/healed; one of them, seeing he was healed, turned back praising God; he fell at Jesus' feet thanking Him; he was a Samaritan; Jesus asked where the other nine were; Jesus told him his faith had made him well. (any 6x1)
Question 12
1 markAt what point were the ten lepers cleansed of their leprosy?
A. When they reached the temple in Jerusalem
B. As they went on their way to the priests
C. When Jesus touched each of them
D. After they had bathed in the river
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1 markOut of the ten lepers who were healed, how many returned to thank Jesus?
A. Three
B. Ten
C. One
D. Five
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1 markThe one leper who returned to give thanks to Jesus was a foreigner. He was a:
A. Roman
B. Samaritan
C. Greek
D. Egyptian
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6 marksA pastor preached on the account of Jesus healing ten lepers on his way to Jerusalem, where only one returned to give thanks (Luke 17:11-19).
(a) Describe how Jesus healed the ten lepers. (4 marks)
(b) State two qualities of the Samaritan who returned to thank Jesus. (2 marks)
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(a) The healing (Luke 17:11-19): - As Jesus was travelling along the border between Samaria and Galilee, ten men with leprosy met him. - Because of their condition they stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, 'Jesus, Master, have pity on us!' (Luke 17:12-13). - Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests (Luke 17:14). - As they went on their way, they were cleansed/healed of their leprosy (Luke 17:14). (b) Qualities of the Samaritan (any 2): - He was grateful/thankful - he returned to thank Jesus (Luke 17:15-16). - He was faithful/had faith - Jesus said his faith had made him well (Luke 17:19). - He was humble - he threw himself at Jesus' feet (Luke 17:16). - He praised God in a loud voice (Luke 17:15).
Question 16
6 marksExplain three ways in which Christians today show gratitude to God for His blessings.
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1 markWhen the ten lepers saw Jesus, they stood at a distance and called out to Him. Why did they keep their distance?
A. They did not want the crowd to hear them
B. They were afraid Jesus would arrest them
C. Lepers were required by the law to stay away from other people
D. They were waiting for the priest's permission to approach
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1 markA student who received help from a teacher never bothered to say thank you. Which lesson from the healing of the ten lepers directly addresses this behaviour?
A. We should only help people we know
B. We should always be thankful for the good things we receive
C. We should keep our problems a secret
D. We should demand rewards for helping others
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