Luke 5:12

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 likewise also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear; from now on you will be catching people.” 11When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him. While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13And He reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14And He ordered him to tell no one, saying, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Luke 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

• Whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• He was in oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• coveredπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• with leprosyλέπραlepra · leprosyG3014
• and when he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• he fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• on his faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• Him, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• You are willingθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• You canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• makeκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511

Cross-references for Luke 5:12

• Matthew 8:2And a man with leprosy came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Mark 1:40And a man with leprosy came to Jesus, imploring Him and kneeling down, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Luke 17:12And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him;
• Exodus 4:6The Lord furthermore said to him, “Now put your hand inside the fold of your robe.” So he put his hand inside the fold, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
• Leviticus 13:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
• Numbers 12:10But when the cloud had withdrawn from above the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold, she was leprous.
• Deuteronomy 24:8“Be careful about an infestation of leprosy, that you are very attentive and act in accordance with everything that the Levitical priests teach you; just as I have commanded them, you shall be careful to act.
• 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in the view of his master, and eminent, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but afflicted with leprosy.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
• 2 Chronicles 26:19But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the altar of incense.
• Matthew 26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper,
• Luke 17:16and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.
• Leviticus 9:24Then fire went out from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell face downward.
• Joshua 5:14He said, “No; rather I have come now as captain of the army of the Lord.” And Joshua fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down, and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his servant?”
• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God!”
• 1 Chronicles 21:16Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on 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

Topics related to Luke 5:12

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Leper; Leprosy
• Luke, the Gospel of

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