^5:12While³¹ Jesus³² was in one of the towns,³³ a man came³⁴ to him who was covered with³⁵ leprosy.³⁶ When³⁷ he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground³⁸ and begged him,³⁹ “Lord, if⁴⁰ you are willing, you can make me clean.”

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Footnotes

31 Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
32 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
33 Or “cities.”
34 Grk “towns, behold, a man covered with leprosy.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou, “behold”) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
35 Grk “full of leprosy” (an idiom for a severe condition).
36 The ancient term for leprosy covers a wider array of conditions than what is called leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45–46).
37 Grk “And seeing.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, δέ (de) has not been translated here. The participle ἰδών (idōn) has been taken temporally.
38 Grk “he fell on his face”; an idiom for bowing down with one’s face to the ground.
39 Grk “and begged him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
40 This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

NLTNew Living Translation

In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, there was a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell down on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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