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Berean Standard Bible

“Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.””

Mark 1:40

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Leprosy in the ancient world meant more than illness. The law required those with it to live apart, and people avoided touching them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

World English Bible (WEB)

A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

King James Version (KJV)

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there does come to him a leper, calling on him, and kneeling to him, and saying to him -- 'If you may will, you are able to cleanse me.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y un leproso vino á él, rogándole; é hincada la rodilla, le dice: Si quieres, puedes limpiarme.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un leproso se le acercó y, de rodillas, le dijo: ―Si quieres, puedes sanarme.

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