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And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Behold (κα ιδου). Quite a Hebraistic idiom, this use of κα after εγενετο (almost like οτ) with ιδου (interjection) and no verb.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And when they had brought the ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him, and it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a m…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Ambrose of Milan: The fourth miracle after Jesus came to Capernaum was the healing of a leprous man. But since He illumi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Leprosy is a general term in Scripture for certain skin diseases. Though not nece arily equivalent to what we know as Hansen’s disease , they were …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city
Or near it, hard by it, very probably Capernaum; ([Reference Matt…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…

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