Christian Standard Bible
Luke 5:12
12While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy all over him. He saw Jesus, 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 James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people.” 11Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him. While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 13Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean,” and immediately the leprosy left him. 14Then he ordered him to tell no one: “But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses commanded for your cleansing as a testimony to 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- whenἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- a certainεἷςheis · oneG1520
- cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
- of leprosyλέπραlepra · leprosyG3014
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- and besoughtδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- ifἐάνean · ifG1437
- thou wiltθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- thou canstδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- makeκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Luke 5:12
- Matthew 8:2Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Mark 1:40Then a man with leprosy came to him and, on his knees, begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
- Luke 17:12As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
- Exodus 4:6In addition the Lord said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was diseased, resembling snow.
- Leviticus 13:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:
- Numbers 12:10As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, resembling snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased
- Deuteronomy 24:8“Be careful with a person who has a case of serious skin disease, following carefully everything the Levitical priests instruct you to do. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
- 2 Kings 5:1Naaman, commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a man important to his master and highly regarded because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a valiant warrior, but he had a skin disease.
- 2 Kings 7:3Now four men with a skin disease were at the entrance to the city gate. They said to each other, “Why just sit here until we die?
- 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, with a firepan in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But when he became enraged with the priests, in the presence of the priests in the Lord’s temple beside the altar of incense, a skin disease broke out on his forehead.
- Matthew 26:6While Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,
- Luke 17:16He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan.
- Leviticus 9:24Fire came from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell facedown.
- Joshua 5:14“Neither,” he replied. “I have now come as commander of the Lord’s army.” Then Joshua bowed with his face to the ground in homage and asked him, “What does my lord want to say to his servant?”
- 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”
- 1 Chronicles 21:16When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, covered 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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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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