Matthew 8:2

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Matthew 8:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

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Mark 1:40

Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Mark 1:41

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

Mark 1:42

And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.

Mark 1:43

Jesus promptly sent him away with a stern warning:

Mark 1:44

“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 1:45

But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.

Luke 5:12

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Matthew 26:6

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,

Leviticus 13:44

the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

Leviticus 13:45

A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

Leviticus 13:46

As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

Numbers 5:2

“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.

Numbers 5:3

You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”

Numbers 12:10

As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,

Deuteronomy 24:8

In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

Deuteronomy 24:9

Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.

2 Samuel 3:39

And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

2 Kings 5:1

Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

2 Kings 5:27

Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.

2 Kings 7:3

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

2 Kings 7:4

If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.”

2 Kings 15:5

And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.

2 Chronicles 26:19

Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

2 Chronicles 26:20

When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.

2 Chronicles 26:21

So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land.

Luke 4:27

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

Luke 17:12

As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

Luke 17:13

and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

Luke 17:14

When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

Luke 17:15

When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

Luke 17:16

He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:17

“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

Luke 17:18

Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”

Luke 17:19

Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

Matthew 2:11

On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Matthew 4:9

“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 14:33

Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Matthew 15:25

The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.

Matthew 18:26

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:17

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

Mark 5:6

When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.

Mark 5:7

And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

John 9:38

“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

1 Corinthians 14:25

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Revelation 19:10

So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Revelation 22:8

And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

Matthew 9:28

After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.

Matthew 9:29

Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”

Matthew 13:58

And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

Mark 9:22

“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Mark 9:23

“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”

Mark 9:24

Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”