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A Touch That Heals, Not Defiles
Commentators highlight the profound significance of Jesus touching the leper. This act defied cultural and religious laws that declared lepers unclean and untouchable. Scholars note that Jesus, in His perfect purity, was not defiled by the contact. Instead, His touch transferred healing and cleansing, demonstrating both His radical compassion and His divine power over impurity.
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Charles Ellicott
On Luke 5:12–16
19th Century
Bishop
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
On Luke 5:13
19th Century
Preacher
Saying, I will: be thou clean.
It was the will of Christ that worked the miracle, that secret movement of the heart of Christ, that…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 5:13
The very act of touching is significant, especially since lepers were always kept at a distance. Perhaps our contemporary society, having rediscove…
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John Gill
On Luke 5:13
17th Century
Pastor
And he put forth his hand and touched him
Having compassion on him, and commiserating his sad case:
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Matthew Henry
On Luke 5:12–16
17th Century
Minister
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…