Matthew 8:1-4
1Jesus Cleanses a Leper Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16When Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him. 2Suddenly a leper ▼▼I.e. a man with a serious skin disease
came up to him, fell down before him, and said, “Sir, ▼▼Or Lord
if you want to, you can make me clean.”Mark 1:40; Luke 5:12 3So Jesus ▼▼Lit. He
reached out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do want to. Be made clean!” And instantly his leprosy was made clean. 4Then Jesus said to him, “See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.” ▼▼Lit. to them
Lev 14:3-4, 10; Matt 9:30; Mark 5:43; Luke 5:14 Mark 1:40-45
40Jesus Cleanses a Leper Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-16Then a leper ▼▼I.e. a man with a serious skin disease
came to Jesus ▼▼Lit. him
and began pleading with him. He fell on his knees and said to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”Matt 8:2; Luke 5:12 41Moved with compassion, Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
reached out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do want to. Be made clean!” 42Instantly the leprosy left him, and he was clean. 43Then Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
sternly warned him and drove him away at once, 44telling him, “See to it that you don't say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.” ▼▼Lit. to them
Lev 14:3-4, 10; Luke 5:14 45But when the man ▼▼Lit. he
left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the word so widely that Jesus ▼▼Lit. he
could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people ▼▼Lit. they
kept coming to him from everywhere.Mark 2:13; Luke 5:15
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