Luke 5:12
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.
Cross-references
Luke 17:16 records a leper falling at Jesus' feet in gratitude, mirroring the leper's posture of humility in Luke 5.
In Luke 17:13, ten lepers cry out 'Jesus, Master, have pity on us!' — the same desperate appeal from lepers to Jesus.
In Luke 7:22, Jesus lists cleansing lepers as a sign of the Messiah, directly connecting the healing here to his messianic identity.
Luke 17:12 describes ten lepers who cry out to Jesus — another encounter showing Jesus' willingness to heal lepers.
In Matthew 8:8, the centurion expresses faith in Jesus' authority to heal with just a word — similar to the leper's faith that Jesus can make him clean.
Mark 1:40-45 is the parallel account, emphasizing Jesus' compassion and the spread of the news.
Matthew 8:2-4 gives the same healing account with Jesus touching the leper and commanding silence — adding details not in Luke.
2 Chronicles 26:20 shows Uzziah banished for leprosy, while Jesus touches the leper, defying OT isolation.
Deuteronomy 24:8 commands following the priests' direction for leprosy — the law Jesus tells the healed man to obey.
Leviticus 14:2 gives the law for cleansing lepers, which Jesus later instructs the healed man to follow, showing his adherence to the Mosaic law.
Numbers 12:10-12 shows leprosy as judgment on Miriam — contrasted with Jesus' cleansing here.
In Matthew 9:28, Jesus asks blind men if they believe He is able to heal — the leper similarly expresses faith that Jesus can make him clean.
2 Chronicles 26:19 records King Uzziah's leprosy as divine punishment for pride, contrasting the humble leper in Luke.
In Mark 5:23, Jairus pleads earnestly with Jesus to heal his daughter — similar desperate faith as the leper's plea.
In Mark 9:22-23, the father says 'if you can' and Jesus says everything is possible for believers — the leper's 'if you are willing' parallels this conditional plea of faith.
2 Kings 5:27 shows leprosy as divine punishment on Gehazi, contrasting the leper's humble plea for mercy in Luke.
Leviticus 14:57 concludes the leprosy laws — the framework Jesus operates within when healing.