(A)And behold, a leper[a] came to him and (B)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, (C)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, (D)show yourself to the priest and (E)offer the gift that Moses commanded, (F)for a proof to them.”

The Faith of a Centurion

(G)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Matthew 8:3 Greek he

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