A Man Cleansed

39 He went into all of Galilee,(A) preaching in their synagogues(B) and driving out demons. 40 Then(C) a man with leprosy[a](D) came to him and, on his knees,[b](E) begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”(F) 41 Moved with compassion,[c](G) Jesus reached out his hand and touched(H) him. “I am willing,” he told him. “Be made clean.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:40 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases, also in v. 42; see Lv 13–14
  2. 1:40 Other mss omit on his knees
  3. 1:41 Other mss Moved with indignation

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