Matthew 8:1-4 - A Leper Cleansed

¹ And having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. ² And, behold, a leper, having come, worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

³ And having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed and instantly his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no one; but retire, show thyself to the priest, and bring near the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

⁴⁰ And a leprous one came to him, beseeching him, and supplicating him on his knees, and saying to him, That if thou wouldst, thou canst cleanse me.

⁴¹ And Jesus, having felt compassion, having stretched out the hand, touched him, and says to him, I will: be thou cleansed. ⁴² And he having spoken, quickly the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And having threatened him violently, quickly he cast him forth: ⁴⁴ And says to him, See thou say nothing to any one: but retire, shew thyself to the priest, and bring forward for thy cleansing what things Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. ⁴⁵ And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim many things, and to spread the word a report, so that he could no more openly enter the city, but was without in desert places: and they come to him from every quarter.

¹² And it was in his being in one of the cities, and behold a man full of leprosy: and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon the face, supplicated him, saying, Lord, if thou wouldst, thou canst cleanse me.

¹³ And having put forth the hand, he touched him, saying, I will: be thou cleansed. And the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴ And he enjoined him to tell none: but having departed, show thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

¹⁵ But the more the word passed through concerning him: and many crowds came together to hear, anti to be cured from their weaknesses. ¹⁶ And he was retreating into the deserts, and praying.