Luke 5:13
New International Version
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

New Living Translation
Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

English Standard Version
And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Berean Literal Bible
And having stretched out the hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be you cleansed!" And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

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

New King James Version
Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

New American Standard Bible
And He reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

NASB 1995
And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

NASB 1977
And He stretched out His hand, and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Amplified Bible
And Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Christian Standard Bible
Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean,” and immediately the leprosy left him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Reaching out His hand, He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean,” and immediately the disease left him.

American Standard Version
And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus put his hand on him and said, "I want to! Now you are well." At once the man's leprosy disappeared.

English Revised Version
And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, "I want to. So be clean!" Immediately, his skin disease went away.

Good News Translation
Jesus reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" At once the disease left the man.

International Standard Version
So Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do want to. Be clean!" Instantly the leprosy left him.

Majority Standard Bible
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

NET Bible
So he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.

New Heart English Bible
And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." And immediately the leprosy left him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: Be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Weymouth New Testament
Reaching out His hand and touching him, Jesus said, "I am willing; be cleansed!" And instantly the leprosy left him.

World English Bible
He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having stretched forth [His] hand, He touched him, having said, “I will, be cleansed”; and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

Berean Literal Bible
And having stretched out the hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be you cleansed!" And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Young's Literal Translation
and having stretched forth his hand, he touched him, having said, 'I will; be thou cleansed;' and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And having put forth the hand, he touched him, saying, I will: be thou cleansed. And the leprosy departed from him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will. Be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And extending his hand, he touched him, saying: “I am willing. Be cleansed.” And at once, the leprosy departed from him.

New American Bible
Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do choose. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, I will, be clean; and immediately his leprosy left him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yeshua reached his hand and he touched him and he said, “I am willing; be purified.” And immediately his leprosy went from him and he was purified.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

Godbey New Testament
And reaching out His hand, He touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Haweis New Testament
And he stretching out his hand touched him, saying, I will: be thou cleansed. And instantly the leprosy departed from him.

Mace New Testament
then Jesus stretch'd out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cured, and immediately the leprosy disappear'd:

Weymouth New Testament
Reaching out His hand and touching him, Jesus said, "I am willing; be cleansed!" And instantly the leprosy left him.

Worrell New Testament
And, stretching forth His hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Leper's Prayer
12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”…

Cross References
Matthew 8:3
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Mark 1:41
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

Matthew 9:29-30
Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” / And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”

John 9:6-7
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

Matthew 14:36
and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

Mark 5:27-29
When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. / For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.” / Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Luke 17:12-14
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Isaiah 53:4
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

2 Kings 5:10-14
Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...

Leviticus 14:1-32
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ...

Numbers 12:13-15
So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!” / But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.” / So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.

Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Matthew 15:28
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.


Treasury of Scripture

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

I will.

Genesis 1:3,9
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light…

Psalm 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

2 Kings 5:10,14
And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean…

immediately.

Luke 4:39
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

Luke 8:54,55
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise…

John 4:50-53
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way…

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Luke 5
1. Jesus teaches the people out of Peter's ship;
4. shows how he will make them fishers of men;
12. cleanses the leper;
16. prays in the desert;
17. heals a paralytic;
27. calls Matthew the tax collector;
29. eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls;
33. foretells the fasting and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension;
36. and illustrates the matter by the parable of patches.














Jesus reached out His hand
In this phrase, the action of Jesus reaching out His hand is significant. The Greek word for "reached out" is "ἐκτείνω" (ekteinō), which implies a deliberate and purposeful action. In the historical context, touching a leper was socially and religiously forbidden due to the impurity associated with leprosy. Jesus' willingness to extend His hand demonstrates His authority over the law and His compassion that transcends societal norms. This act symbolizes the divine initiative to bridge the gap between God and humanity, emphasizing the personal and intimate nature of Jesus' ministry.

and touched the man
The Greek word for "touched" is "ἅπτομαι" (haptomai), which means to fasten oneself to or adhere to. In the context of first-century Jewish culture, touching a leper would render a person ceremonially unclean. However, Jesus' touch signifies His power to purify and heal, rather than being defiled by the man's condition. This act of touching highlights the transformative power of Jesus' presence, where His holiness overcomes impurity, illustrating the new covenant where grace and mercy triumph over the law.

'I am willing,'
The phrase "I am willing" is translated from the Greek "θέλω" (thelō), which conveys a strong desire or intention. Jesus' declaration of willingness reflects His compassionate nature and readiness to heal those who come to Him in faith. This statement reassures believers of Jesus' constant willingness to intervene in their lives, offering healing and restoration. It underscores the accessibility of Jesus' grace and His eagerness to respond to human need.

He said, 'Be clean!'
The command "Be clean!" is derived from the Greek word "καθαρίζω" (katharizō), meaning to cleanse or purify. This imperative not only addresses the physical healing of the leper but also signifies spiritual cleansing. In the broader scriptural context, leprosy often symbolizes sin and separation from God. Jesus' command to be clean represents His authority to forgive sins and restore individuals to a right relationship with God. It is a powerful reminder of the comprehensive nature of Jesus' salvation, which encompasses both physical and spiritual wholeness.

And immediately the leprosy left him
The word "immediately" is translated from the Greek "εὐθέως" (eutheōs), indicating the instantaneous nature of the healing. This immediate healing demonstrates Jesus' divine power and authority over illness and affliction. The phrase "the leprosy left him" signifies a complete and miraculous transformation, emphasizing the totality of Jesus' healing power. Historically, leprosy was considered incurable, and its sudden departure underscores the supernatural intervention of God through Jesus. This miraculous event serves as a testament to Jesus' identity as the Messiah and His mission to bring about the kingdom of God through acts of compassion and power.

Verse 13. - And he put forth his hand, mad touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. St. Mark adds here, "being touched with compassion." The Redeemer, at the sight of the man's awful wretchedness - wasting away, shunned by all men, dragging on a hopeless, aimless, weary life - in his Divine pity, with a sudden impulse tosses aside all considerations of ceremonial uncleanness or contagion, and lays his hand on the miserable sufferer from whom all shrank, with his word of power exclaimed, "I will: be thou clean." St. Ambrose writes here how "Jesus, because he is the Lord of the Law, does not obey the Law, but makes the Law." "Here Jesus obeys that Divine eternal law of compassion, in its sudden impulse, which is older and grander than the written Law" (Farrar). It is observable that in these sudden cases, in which the common brotherhood of man was involved, the nobler spirits of Israel ever rose above all consideration of law and custom, and, putting aside all legal, orthodox restriction, obeyed at once the sovereign dictates of the heart. So Elijah and Elisha, those true saints of God, shrank not from touching the dead.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Jesus] reached out
ἐκτείνας (ekteinas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1614: To stretch out (forth), cast forth (as of an anchor), lay hands on. From ek and teino; to extend.

[His]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

hand
χεῖρα (cheira)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5495: A hand.

[and] touched
ἥψατο (hēpsato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 680: Prop: I fasten to; I lay hold of, touch, know carnally. Reflexive of hapto; properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. To touch.

[the man].
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“I am willing,”
Θέλω (Thelō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

He said,
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“be clean!”
καθαρίσθητι (katharisthēti)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2511: To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

immediately
εὐθέως (eutheōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

leprosy
λέπρα (lepra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3014: Leprosy. From the same as lepis; scaliness, i.e. 'leprosy'.

left
ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

him.
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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