Matthew 8:1-4

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

1 When he came down from the mountain, ¹great crowds followed him.

2 ²And behold, a leper^[a] came to him and ³knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."

3 And Jesus^[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus said to him, ⁴"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ⁵show yourself to the priest and ⁶offer the gift that Moses commanded, ⁷for a proof to them."

Matthew 8:1-4 In-Context

1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

2 And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."

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

4 And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them."

5 When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,

6 "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."

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

8 But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 4:25
• 2. For ver. 2-4, see Mark 1:40-44; Luke 5:12-14
• 3. [Matthew 18:26; Acts 10:25]
• 4. Matthew 9:30; Matthew 17:9; Mark 1:34; Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Mark 8:26; See Matthew 12:16
• 5. Luke 17:14
• 6. Leviticus 14:2-32
• 7. Matthew 10:18; Matthew 24:14; Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5; James 5:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
• [b]. Greek he