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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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,.... Or near it, hard by it, very probably Capernaum; Mat 8:1 Behold a man full of leprosy; a disease to which the Jews were very incident, and…
Adam Clarke
A certain city - This was some city of Galilee; probably Chorazin or Bethsaida.
A man full of leprosy - See this disease, and the cure, largely explained on Mat 8:2-4 (note); and see it particularly…
Here is, I. The cleansing of a leper, Luk 5:12-14. This narrative we had both in Matthew and Mark. It is here said to have been in a certain city (Luk 5:12); it was in Capernaum, but the evangelist…
The Healing of a Leper
12. a certain city Probably the village of Hattîn, for we learn from St Matthew's definite notice that this incident took place on descending from the Mount of Beatitudes (Kurn…
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