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39 (A) Then Jesus went to their synagogues everywhere in Galilee, where he preached and forced out demons.

Jesus Heals a Man

(Matthew 8.1-4; Luke 5.12-16)

40 A man with leprosy[a] came to Jesus and knelt down.[b] He begged, “You have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”

41 Jesus felt sorry for[c] the man. So he put his hand on him and said, “I want to! Now you are well.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1.40 leprosy: In biblical times the word “leprosy” was used for many different kinds of skin diseases.
  2. 1.40 and knelt down: These words are not in some manuscripts.
  3. 1.41 felt sorry for: Some manuscripts have “was angry with.”

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