Jesus Cleanses a Leper
40 For ver. 40-44, see Matt. 8:2-4;Luke 5:12-14And a leper1:40 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13 came to him, imploring him, and ch. 10:17;Matt. 17:14;27:29kneeling said to him, [ch. 9:22,23;Matt. 9:28]"If you will, you can make me clean." 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, "I will; be clean."42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43 And Matt. 9:30Jesus1:43 Greek he; also verse 45 sternly charged him and sent him away at once, 44 and said to him, ver. 34;ch. 5:43;7:36;8:26;Matt. 9:30;17:9;See Matt. 12:16"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, Luke 17:14show yourself to the priest and Lev. 14:2-32offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, ch. 6:11;Luke 9:5;James 5:3for a proof to them."45 ch. 7:36;Matt. 9:31;[Luke 5:15,16] But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter 2 Cor. 11:26a town, but was out in 2 Cor. 11:26desolate places, and ch. 2:2,13;3:7;[John 6:2]people were coming to him from every quarter.