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Andκαὶlook,ἰδοὺa leperλεπρὸςcameπροσελθὼνand was bowing down beforeπροσεκύνειhim,αὐτῷsaying,λέγων“Lord,Κύριεifἐὰνyou are willing,θέλῃςyou canδύνασαίmakeκαθαρίσαιmeμεclean.”καθαρίσαι
Matthew 8:2
Study it in the app“And look, a leper came and was bowing down before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 8:2, word by word
- a leperλεπρὸςlepros
leper
Leper: a person with a skin disease who, under the Law, was unclean and lived apart.
Where else “lepros” appears- cameπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- and was bowing down beforeπροσεκύνειprosekynei
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone.
Where else “prosekynei” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- you are willingθέλῃςthelēis
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelēis” appears- you canδύνασαίdynasai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasai” appears- makeκαθαρίσαιkatharisai
heal leper
To heal a leper.
Where else “katharisai” appears
Translation note
The “leprosy” of the Bible covers various skin diseases; it made the sick person unclean and set him apart from others (Leviticus 13).
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Jesus heals a leper
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Matthew 8:1-4
1When he had come down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2And look, a leper came and was bowing down before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
40And a man with leprosy comes to him, begging him and kneeling, and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him and says to him, “I am willing; be made clean.” 42And at once the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43And sternly warning him, he sent him away at once, 44and says to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the word, so that he could no longer enter a town openly, but was out in deserted places; and they kept coming to him from everywhere.
12And it happened, while he was in one of the towns, look, there was a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 13And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once the leprosy left him. 14And he ordered him to tell no one: “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15But the word about him was spreading even more, and great crowds were gathering to hear and to be healed of their illnesses. 16But he would withdraw to the deserted places and pray.
The context
1When he had come down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
2 · This verse (above)
3And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once his leprosy was cleansed.
To study Matthew 8 in a group
1. What it says
What did the centurion say to Jesus about his servant, and how did Jesus respond (vv. 8–10)?
2. What it means
What do these healings and the calming of the sea show about who Jesus is (v. 27)?
3. How I live it
The centurion asked for help for his servant (vv. 5–6). Whom could you stand with today in a need that isn't yours?