Mark 1:40

Now ¹  a leper ²  came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If ³  you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.

biblegateway Mar 1:40

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."

biblegateway Mar 1:40

And a leper *came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."

biblegateway Mar 1:40

A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. "If you want to, you can make me well again," he said.

biblegateway Mar 1:40

A leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can cleanse me."

SABDAweb Mar 1:40

And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

bibleoremus Mar 1:40

A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you choose, you can make me clean."

biblegateway Mar 1:40

Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."

biblegateway Mar 1:40

Now ¹  a leper ²  came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If ³  you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² sn The ancient term for leprosy covers a wider array of conditions than what we call leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45-46).

³ tn This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.