American Standard Version
Luke 5:12
12And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 5:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- New International Version (NIV)While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Context of Luke 5:12
10and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him. And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him. 14And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Read all of Luke 5Luke 5:12 word by word
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεων καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ πλήρης λέπρας· ἰδὼν δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν, πεσὼν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐδεήθη αὐτοῦ λέγων· κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.Read the interlinear
- cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
- manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
- leprosyλέπραlepra · leprosyG3014
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
- faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
Cross-references for Luke 5:12
- Matthew 8:2And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Mark 1:40And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Luke 17:12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:
- Exodus 4:6And Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
- Leviticus 13:1And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
- Numbers 12:10And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
- Deuteronomy 24:8Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
- 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
- 2 Chronicles 26:19Then Uzziah was wroth; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy brake forth in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, beside the altar of incense.
- Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Luke 17:16and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
- Leviticus 9:24And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
- Joshua 5:14And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- 1 Kings 18:39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is God; Jehovah, he is God.
- 1 Chronicles 21:16And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
Commentaries on Luke 5:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A certain city - This was some city of Galilee; probably Chorazin or Bethsaida. A man full of leprosy - See this disease, and the cure, largely explained on Matthew 8:2-4; (note); and see it particularly applied to the use of public preaching, Mark 1:40; (note), etc. See also the notes on Leviticus 13 (note), and 14 (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 See the notes at Matthew 8:2-4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 This man is said to be full of leprosy; he had that distemper in a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin; we are full of that leprosy; from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot there is no soundness in us. Strong confidence and deep humility are united in the words of this leper. And if any sinner, from a deep sense of vileness, says, I know the Lord can cleanse, but will he look upon such a one as me? will he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12who was covered with leprosy: In ancient times, leprosy did not refer only to the modern disease known as leprosy (Hansen's disease). It included various skin problems. To prevent it from spreading, ancient societies forced lepers to live on the edges of communities. The law of Moses gave instructions for how to identify and isolate leprosy (Leviticus 13–14).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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