Matthew 8:1-11

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.

2 A man with leprosy^[a] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.

4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

The Faith of the Centurion

5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.

6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”

7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”

8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

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Cross References 10

1. Leviticus 13:45; Matthew 10:8; Matthew 11:5; Matthew 26:6; Luke 5:12; Luke 17:12
2. Matthew 9:18; Matthew 15:25; Matthew 18:26; Matthew 20:20
3. Matthew 9:30; Matthew 12:16; Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; S Mark 8:30; Luke 4:41
4. Luke 17:14
5. Leviticus 14:2-32
6. S Matthew 4:24
7. Psalms 107:20
8. Matthew 15:28
9. Psalms 107:3; Isaiah 49:12; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 1:11
10. Luke 13:29

Footnotes 1

[a]. The Greek word traditionally translated "leprosy" was used for various diseases affecting the skin.