Matthew 8:3

And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

In Context

2And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

4And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

2 Kings 5:14Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.

Matthew 11:4And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

Mark 4:39And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

Mark 7:34And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

Luke 5:13And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:2-5

The Leper Healed. 1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. The first verse refers to the close… Read the whole commentary →

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