Luke 5:12

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
pass	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
when	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
he	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
was	εἶναι einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
certain	μιᾷ mia	G1520	one · adjective — dative singular feminine
city	πόλεων poleōn	G4172	a town (properly · noun — genitive plural feminine
behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
man	ἀνὴρ anēr	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — nominative singular masculine
full	πλήρης plērēs	G4134	replete · adjective — nominative singular masculine
leprosy	λέπρας· lepras	G3014	scaliness · noun — genitive singular feminine
seeing	ἰδὼν idōn	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν, Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
fell	πεσὼν pesōn	G4098	to fall (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
face	πρόσωπον prosōpon	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — accusative singular neuter
besought	ἐδεήθη edeēthē	G1189	to beg (as binding oneself) · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
Lord	κύριε, kurie	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — vocative singular masculine, a title
if	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
wilt	θέλῃς, thelēs	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular
canst	δύνασαί dunasai	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person singular
make	καθαρίσαι. katharisai	G2511	to cleanse (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active infinitive
me	με me	G3165	me · personal pronoun — 1st person accusative singular
clean	καθαρίζω katharízō	G2511	to cleanse (literally or figuratively)

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Cross-references

Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Matthew 8:2-4 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Matthew 9:28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said u…
Mark 1:40-45 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 17:12-13 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Genesis 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son…
Psalms 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:12-16

Here is, I. The cleansing of a leper, Luk 5:12-14. This narrative we had both in Matthew and Mark. It is here said to have been in a certain city (Luk 5:12); it was in Capernaum, but the evangelist would not name it, perhaps because it was a reflection upon the government of the city that a leper was suffered to be in it. This man is said to be full of leprosy; he had that distemper in a high degree, which the more fitly 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. Now let us learn here, 1. What we must do in the sense of our spiritual leprosy. (1.) We must seek Jesus, enquire after him,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:11

forsook all--They did this before (Mat 4:20); now they do it again; and yet after the Crucifixion they are at their boats once more (Joh 21:3). In such a business this is easily conceivable. After pentecost, however, they appear to have finally abandoned their secular calling.

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:12

A 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 Mat 8:2-4 (note); and see it particularly applied to the use of public preaching, Mar 1:40 (note), etc. See also the notes on Leviticus 13 (note), and 14 (note).

John Gill on Luke 5:12

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,.... Or near it, hard by it, very probably Capernaum; Matthew 8:1 Behold a man full of leprosy; a disease to which the Jews were very incident, and concerning which, many laws and rules are given, in Leviticus 13:1. The symptoms of the ancient "lepra", as laid down by Galen, Aretaeus, Pontanus, Aegineta, Cardan, Varanda, Gordon, Pharaeus, and others, are as follow. The patient's voice is hoarse, and comes rather through the nose than the mouth; the blood full of little white shining bodies, like groins of millet, which upon filtration, separate themselves from it; the serum is scabious, and destitute of its natural humidity, insomuch that sa…

The Church Fathers

For he knew that leprosy yields not to the skill of physicians, but he saw the devils cast out by the Divine authority, and multitudes cured of divers diseases, all which he conceived was the work of the Divine arm.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Let us learn from the words of the leper not to go about seeking the cure of our bodily infirmities, but to commit the whole to the will of God, Who knows what is best for us, and disposes all things as He will.
— Titus of Bostra ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Go, show yourself. This was for the sake of the priests. For the leper was afraid to touch him lest he defile him. But the Lord touched him to show him that he would not be defiled, he, at whose rebuke the defilement fled from the defiled one.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 12.21

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Dictionary and topics

Galilee, Sea of — (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names. (1.) In the Old Testament it is called the “sea of Chinnereth” (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is supposed from its…
Leprosy · Parts affected by: The whole body — Parts affected by: The whole body

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Luke 5:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:12-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:12

John Gill on Luke 5:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 5:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:12-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 5:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 5:12

John Gill on Luke 5:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 5:12-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 5:12