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Jesus Cleanses a Leper

1 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2 aAnd behold, a leper came and bworshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”  
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy awas cleansed.  
4 And Jesus said to him, a“See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that bMoses ccommanded, as a testimony to them.”  

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant

5 aNow when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a bcenturion came to Him, pleading with Him,  
6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
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Matthew 8:2

Matthew 8:2 There came a leper. Compare Mark 1:40-45 Lu 5:12-15. Leprosy was a dreadful and hopeless disease. It begins as a skin disease, defies medical skill, and is a kind of living death. Dr. Schaff says: "Near the Jaffa gate of Jerusalem I saw, in 1877, these miserable creatures with withered limbs imploring aid, and visited a hospital of incurable lepers.' There are various forms of the disease, but white leprosy seemed most common among the Hebrews. With it the sufferer became white from head to foot. The leper, by the law of Moses, was regarded unclean, was separated from the people, was regarded as death, and the disease was a type of sin. See Leviticus 13:1-12 2Ki 5:27 Nu 5:2. Lord. An expression of faith, as well as the words that follow.




Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 8:2:

Matthew 8:2
Mark 1:40
Luke 5:12-16

 

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