Matthew 8:1-4 - A Leper Cleansed

¹ When Jesus was come down from the mountain, a great multitude followed him. ² and there came a leper who threw himself at his feet, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

³ and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy. ⁴ and Jesus said to him, take care not to tell any man, but go thy way, shew thy self to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony against them.

⁴⁰ And there came a leper to him, who fell on his knees, and thus address'd him, "if you will, you can heal me."

⁴¹ Jesus then mov'd with compassion, held out his hand, and touching him, said, I will, be thou healed. ⁴² and while he was speaking, the leprosy left him in an instant, and he was cur'd. ⁴³ immediately Jesus sent him away, severely charging him, have a care, ⁴⁴ said he, how you take the least notice of this to any man: but go, show your self to the priest, and offer for your cure what Moses commanded, that this may serve as a testimony against them. ⁴⁵ but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

¹² As he was going to one of the cities in that country, a man cover'd all over with leprosy happen'd to meet Jesus, and prostrating himself before him, thus address'd him, Lord, if you will, you can cure me.

¹³ then Jesus stretch'd out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cured. and immediately the leprosy disappear'd: ¹⁴ and he charg'd him not to tell any man: but go, said he, present your self to the priest, and offer what the law requires for your purification, that it may be an evidence to them.

¹⁵ in the mean time his fame spread so much the more, and a vast multitude flock'd to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases, ¹⁶ so that he retired into places of solitude, for the convenience of prayer.