The Cleansing of a Leper^(A)

8 When He came down from the mountains, large crowds followed Him. ² And then a leper came and worshipped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

³ Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one. But go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded as a testimony to them.”

The Cleansing of a Leper^(A)

¹² When He was in a certain city, a man full of leprosy, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and begged Him, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.”

¹³ He reached out His hand and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

¹⁴ Then He commanded him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

¹⁵ Yet even more so His fame went everywhere. And great crowds came together to hear and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. ¹⁶ But He withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.