12 Once when Jesus was visiting one of the towns, he met a man there who had a very bad case of leprosy. The man fell with his face to the ground and begged Jesus, "Please Lord, if you’re willing, you can make me clean."*5:12. "Clean." Of course, what the man was looking for was healing from his leprosy, however his leprosy made him ceremonially unclean. So "clean" not only healed his disease but also made him socially acceptable.

13 Jesus reached out and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately the leprosy disappeared.