(A)And behold, a leper came and (B)worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy (C)was cleansed.

And Jesus said to him, (D)“See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that (E)Moses (F)commanded, as a testimony to them.”

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(A)And behold, a leper[a] came to him and (B)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, (C)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, (D)show yourself to the priest and (E)offer the gift that Moses commanded, (F)for a proof to them.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Matthew 8:3 Greek he