Matthew 8:3-5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.^[a] ⁴And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people.”^[b]

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant

⁵As he entered Caper′na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him

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Footnotes

8.3 The miracles of Jesus were never performed to amaze people and shock them into belief. They were worked with a view to a real strengthening of faith in the recipient or beholder, from whom the proper dispositions were required.
Matthew 8:4 Greek to them

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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