On another occasion, when He was in one of the towns, there was a man there covered with leprosy, who, seeing Jesus, threw himself at His feet and implored Him, saying, "Sir, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

A leper

"blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;

And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him who were lepers and stood at a distance.

Kneeling

As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.

But He Himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed repeatedly, saying,

Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.

For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,

If thou

"and often it has thrown him into the fire or into pools of water to destroy him. But, if you possibly can, have pity on us and help us."