Matthew 8:1-9

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion's Faith

1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2 And ¹a leper came to Him and ²bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."

3 Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his ³leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus said to him, "⁴See that you tell no one; but ⁵go, ⁶show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

5 And ⁷when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,

6 and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying ⁸paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented."

7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8 But the centurion said, "Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9 "For I also am a man under ⁹authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 8:2-4: {Mark 1:40-44; Luke 5:12-14}
• 2. Matthew 9:18; Matthew 15:25; Matthew 18:26; Matthew 20:20; John 9:38; Acts 10:25
• 3. Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:27
• 4. Matthew 9:30; Matthew 12:16; Matthew 17:9; Mark 1:44; Mark 3:12; Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Mark 8:30; Mark 9:9; Luke 4:41; Luke 8:56; Luke 9:21
• 5. Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; Luke 17:14
• 6. Leviticus 13:49; Leviticus 14:2f
• 7. Matthew 8:5-13: {Luke 7:1-10}
• 8. Matthew 4:24
• 9. Mark 1:27; Luke 9:1

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "He"
• [b] Lit "many"
• [c] Or "worshiped"
• [d] Lit "gift"
• [e] Lit "He"
• [f] Or "Sir"
• [g] Lit "boy"
• [h] Lit "thrown down"
• [i] Or "Sir"
• [j] Lit "say with a word"
• [k] Lit "boy"