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#many of Jesus's followers were Samaritans, as reflected by how 1 out of 10 of those cured of [[leprosy]] based on their [[faith]] and the only one who thanked Jesus was a Samaritan in {{bibleref|Luke|17:11-19}}; it follows that 1-2 of Jesus's 12 [[Apostles]] were likewise Samaritan, as in John and his brother James.  

#many of Jesus's followers were Samaritans, as reflected by how 1 out of 10 of those cured of [[leprosy]] based on their [[faith]] and the only one who thanked Jesus was a Samaritan in {{bibleref|Luke|17:11-19}}; it follows that 1-2 of Jesus's 12 [[Apostles]] were likewise Samaritan, as in John and his brother James.  

#Jesus walked with his [[Apostles]] without any objecting directly through Samaria, which was between [[Galilee]] and [[Jerusalem]], while Jewish people preferred to walk around Samaria rather than through it; this suggests some of the Apostles were [[Samaritan]]s.

#Jesus walked with his [[Apostles]] without any objecting directly through Samaria, which was between [[Galilee]] and [[Jerusalem]], while Jewish people preferred to walk around Samaria rather than through it; this suggests some of the Apostles were [[Samaritan]]s.

#John emphasized that Jesus "came to what was his own, but his own people [''i.e.'', Jewish people] did not accept him," while others [''i.e.'', Samaritans, such as John, and other ethnicities] did accept him.<ref>{{bibleref|John|1|11-12}}</ref>

#John emphasized that Jesus "came to what was his own, but his own people [''i.e.'', Jewish people] did not accept him," while others did accept him.<ref>{{bibleref|John|1|11-12}}</ref> John accepted Him, so John is part of "others" rather than part of Jesus' "own people."  The most likely "other" group in the same vicinity was comprised of Samaritans.

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