40A man with leprosy1:40 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin. came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
40And a man with 1:40 I.e., leprosy or a serious, unspecified disease, and so throughout the ch; see Lev 13leprosy *came to 1:40 Lit HimJesus, imploring Him and kneeling down, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
40And a leper came to Him, begging Him and falling on his knees before Him, saying, “If You are willing, You are able to make me 1:40 Lepers were ceremonially unclean according to OT law (Lev 13:45, etc.) and were not to come into physical contact with other people. The leper’s request was the same as asking for healing.clean.” [Matt 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-14]
40Then a leper1:40 A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13. came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”