KJV King James Version
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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Matthew 8:2
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, ‘Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;’
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!λεπρὸςG3015 · leprosleprousπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeπροσεκύνειG4352 · proskuneōto worshipαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodἐὰνG1437 · eanifθέλῃς,G2309 · thelōto will/desireδύνασαίG1410 · dunamaibe ableμεG3165 · memeκαθαρίσαι.G2511 · katharizōto clean
Cross-references
Mark 1:40-45And 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 17:12-19And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:Matthew 18:26The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.Matthew 15:25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.Leviticus 13:44-46He is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague [is] in his head.Luke 5:12-14And 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.Acts 10:25And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.1 Corinthians 14:25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.Mark 9:22-24And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.Numbers 5:2-3Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:John 9:38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.Mark 5:6-7But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,Matthew 9:28-29And 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 unto him, Yea, Lord.Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.2 Kings 15:5And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son [was] over the house, judging the people of the land.Matthew 14:33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.2 Kings 5:27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.
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