Matthew 8:1-4

Contemporary English Version

Jesus Heals a Man

(Mark 1.40-45; Luke 5.12-16)

8 As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds. ²Suddenly a man with leprosy^[a] came and knelt in front of Jesus. He said, “Lord, you have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”

³Jesus put his hand on the man and said, “I want to! Now you are well.” At once the man's leprosy disappeared. ⁴^(A) Jesus told him, “Don't tell anyone about this, but go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple just as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed.”^[b]

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Footnotes

8.2 leprosy: In biblical times the word “leprosy” was used for many different kinds of skin diseases.
8.4 everyone will know that you have been healed: People with leprosy had to be examined by a priest and told that they were well (that is “clean”) before they could once again live a normal life in the Jewish community. The gift that Moses commanded was the sacrifice of some lambs together with flour mixed with olive oil.