Matthew 8:1-4

Cleansing a Leper

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

2 Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."^[a]

3 Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." Immediately his disease was healed.^[b]

4 Then Jesus told him, "See that you don't tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them."

Footnotes

• [a] In these vv. 2-3, clean includes healing, ceremonial purification, return to fellowship with people, and worship in the temple; see Lv 14:1-32.
• [b] Lit cleansed