Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 5:12-13

"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. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him." — Luke 5:12-13 (ASV)

Who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and brought him, saying, Lord if you will, you can make me clean. And he put forth his hand and touched him.

The perfectly pure One touched the leprous man without himself becoming contaminated. In any other house, the man who touched a leper would have been defiled; but when Christ comes into contact with impurity, he is not defiled, but he removes it. This is what the gospel is meant to do to the world.

We are to go and seek the good of the most fallen and abandoned of men, and those who do so ought to have so much of the spirit of Jesus Christ in them, and so much vitality in their piety, that they will not be tempted by the sin upon which they look, but, on the contrary, will overcome that sin and impart spiritual health instead of receiving infection. May we be in such a state of health as Jesus was! Then we shall be able to touch the leper and not be defiled. Jesus touched him.