Berean Standard Bible
Luke 5:12
12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.1 When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can 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 his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” 11And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him. While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
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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
- Whileκαίkai · andG2532
- Whileγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- Whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- townsπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- ·ἰδούidou · look!G2400
- coveredπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
- with leprosyλέπραlepra · leprosyG3014
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- When he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- he fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
- facedownἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- facedownπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- beggedδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
- ·λέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- You are willingθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- You canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- make me cleanκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
- make me cleanἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Luke 5:12
- Matthew 8:2Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Mark 1:40Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
- Luke 17:12As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
- Exodus 4:6Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
- Leviticus 13:1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Numbers 12:10As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
- Deuteronomy 24:8In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
- 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
- 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
- 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
- Matthew 26:6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
- Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
- Joshua 5:14“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
- 1 Chronicles 21:16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
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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Notes
- 1. Luke 5:12 Leprosy was a term used for various skin diseases. See Leviticus 13. ↩
Commentaries on Luke 5
- 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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