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Mark 1:40

Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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ASV

And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

KJV

And 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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
ἔρχεταιerchetaicomesG2064 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
αὐτὸνautonHimG846 →
λεπρὸςleprosa leperG3015 →
παρακαλῶνparakalōnimploringG3870 →
αὐτὸνautonHimG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
γονυπετῶνgonupetōnkneeling downG1120 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
λέγωνlegōnsayingG3004 →
αὐτῷautōto HimG846 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐὰνeanIfG1437 →
θέλῃςthelēsYou may be willingG2309 →
δύνασαίdunasaiYou are ableG1410 →
μεmemeG3165 →
καθαρίσαι.katharisaito cleanse.G2511 →

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Luke 5:12–14While 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.”Matthew 8:2–4Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”Leviticus 13:1–14Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,Matthew 17:14When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”Mark 9:22–23“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”Mark 7:25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.Deuteronomy 24:8–9In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.Mark 10:17As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Acts 21:5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.Luke 17:12–19As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance2 Kings 15:5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”2 Kings 5:5–27“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.Luke 22:41And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,Numbers 12:10–15As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,Matthew 11:5The 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.

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