Matthew 8:1-4

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Jesus Cleanses a Leper

8 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; ²and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 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]

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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

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