King James Version
Luke 5:13 in the King James Version says “And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.”
Luke 5:13 · KJV
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
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.
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“his hand”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“and touched”
G680properly, to attach oneself to, i.e., to touch (in many implied relations)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“I will”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“departed”
G565to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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