Matthew 8:3

And Jesus held forth the hand, and touched him, and said, I will, be thou made clean. And anon the leprosy of him was cleansed. (And Jesus held forth his hand, and touched him, and said, I will, be thou made clean. And at once he was cleansed of the leprosy.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 lo! a leprous man came, and worshipped him, and said, Lord, if thou wilt, thou mayest make me clean. (And behold! a leprous man came, and honoured him, and said, Lord, if thou desirest it, or if thou wantest to do it, thou can make me clean.)

4And Jesus said to him, See, say thou to no man; but go, show thee to the priests, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, in witnessing to them (or as a testimony to them).

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Cross References

Genesis 1:3And God said, Light be made, and the light was made.

2 Kings 5:14Then Naaman went down, and washed him (self) seven times in Jordan, by the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored as the flesh of a little child, and he was cleansed, (or and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young child, and he was healed).

Matthew 11:4And Jesus answered, and said to them, Go ye, and tell again to John those things that ye have heard and seen.

Mark 4:39And he rose up, and menaced the wind (or and threatened the wind), and said to the sea, Be still, wax dumb. And the wind ceased, and great peaceableness was made.

Mark 7:34And he beheld into heaven, and sorrowed within, and said [to him], Ephphatha, that is, Be thou opened.

Luke 5:13And Jesus held forth his hand, and touched him, and said, I will, be thou made clean. And anon the leprosy passed away from him (or And at once the leprosy went away 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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