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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

Context of Luke 5:12

10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11So they pulled their boats up on shore, 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 with his face to the ground 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. 14Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, 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

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 8:2A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• Mark 1:40A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• Luke 17:12As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
• Exodus 4:6Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.
• Leviticus 13:1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
• Numbers 12:10When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,
• Deuteronomy 24:8In cases of defiling skin diseases, be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you. You must follow carefully what I have commanded them.
• 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, “Why stay here until we die?
• 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
• Matthew 26:6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
• Luke 17:16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked 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, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
• 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
• 1 Chronicles 21:16David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then 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

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