Luke 17:11 is sometimes said to be in error because in stating that Jesus went through "the midst" of Samaria and Galilee, the author is ostensibly imagining a geographical falsity in which the two regions are alongside one another from east to west rather than from north to south. Scholars reply to this charge by noting that Luke's words are literally, "through the middle of Samaria and Galilee"—which may suggest an erroneous view as some propose, but may also indicate "only that while on his way to Jerusalem [Jesus] was in the general vicinity of both provinces." The phrasing is imprecise, but can hardly be considered erroneous.