Luke 5:13

Jesus reached out and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy disappeared.

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In The King James Version

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

In Context

12Once when Jesus was visiting one of the towns, he met a man there who had a very bad case of leprosy. The man fell with his face to the ground and begged Jesus, “Please Lord, if you're willing, you can make me clean.”

14“Say nothing to anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “Go and show yourself to the priest and make the ceremonial offerings as required by the law of Moses as proof that you've been healed.”

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Cross References

Genesis 1:3God said, “Let there be light!” and there was light.

2 Kings 5:10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan. Then your body will be healed, and you will be clean.”

Psalms 33:9For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.

Ezekiel 36:29I will save you from everything that makes you unclean. I will make sure you have plenty of grain. I won't send you any famines.

Matthew 9:29Then Jesus touched their eyes, and said, “Because of your trust in me it will happen!”

Luke 8:54But Jesus took her by the hand, and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!”

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:13-17

A Leper Cleansed. 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. 13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so much the… Read the whole commentary →

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