But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 13:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Galatians 6:1 Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.
- Genesis 38:26 Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.
- 2 Samuel 12:13 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2-3 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh. Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”
- Job 34:31-32 “For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more. Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
- Job 40:4-5 “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
- Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
- Matthew 26:75 Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
- 1 Peter 4:2-3 that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 13:23 But if the bright spot stay in…
Lev 13:23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread not, it [is] a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Ver. 23. But if the bright spot stay.] Sin, if it reign not, is not imputed; for "we are not under the law, but under grace." {Rom 6:12; Rom 6:14}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But if the bright spot stay in his place,…
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not,.... Continues as it was when first viewed:
it is a burning boil; but not a plague of leprosy:
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and the priest shall pronounce him clean; as clear of a leprosy, and so not bound by the law of it, though attended with an inflammation or burning ulcer.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A burning boil - Rather, the scar of the…
A burning boil - Rather, the scar of the ulcer; literally, “the burn of the ulcer.”
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Place, which is contrary to the nature of leprosy.
Place, which is contrary to the nature of leprosy.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. Bright spot… spread not — Diffusiveness is the…
23. Bright spot… spread not — Diffusiveness is the decisive symptom of this disease. For this reason, probably more than any other, Christian writers have employed leprosy as a type of sin, though without any expressed authority in the Holy Scriptures. But see Mat_8:2, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. the scar of the boil] The Heb. for…
23. the scar of the boil] The Heb. for ‘scar’ occurs only here and in Lev_13:28. It is from a root signifying ‘to burn,’ which is found in Eze_20:47 (Heb. 21:3), ‘all faces … shall be burnt.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) But if the bright spot stay.—As the spreading…
(23) But if the bright spot stay.—As the spreading of the spot is a sure sign of the disease lurking in the system, its continuing in the same condition showed that it was simply the re-opening of the boil. The priest is therefore to pronounce the patient clean, or clear of leprosy.
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