Jesus Cleanses a Leper

35	JESUS CLEANSES a LEPER
Matt 8		Mark 1		Luke 5
1	When he came down			12	While he was
	from the mountain,				in one of the cities,
	great crowds followed him;
2	and behold,	40	And
	a leper came to him		a leper came to him		there came a man
					full of leprosy;
			beseeching him,		and when he saw Jesus,
	and knelt before him,		and kneeling		he fell on his face
	saying,		said to him,		and besought him,
	"Lord, if you will,		"If you will,		"Lord, if you will,
	you can make me clean."		you can make me clean."		you can make me clean."
		41	Moved with pity,
3	And he stretched out his hand		he stretched out his hand	13	And he stretched out his hand,
	and touched him,		and touched him,		and touched him,
	saying,		and said to him,		saying,
	"I will; be clean."		"I will; be clean."		"I will; be clean."
	And immediately	42	And immediately		And immediately
	his leprosy		the leprosy left him,		the leprosy left him.
	was cleansed.		and he was made clean.
		43	And he sternly charged him,	14	And he charged him ;
			and sent him away at once,
4	And Jesus said to him,	44	and said to him,
	"See that you say nothing		"See that you say nothing
	to any one;		to any one;		to tell no one
	but go,		but go,		but "go
	show yourself to the priest,		show yourself to the priest,		and show yourself to the priest,
	and offer the gift		and offer		and make an offering
			for your cleansing		for your cleansing,
	that Moses commanded,		what Moses commanded,		as Moses commanded,
	for a proof to the people."		for a proof to the people."		for a proof to the people."
		45	But	15	But so much the more
			he went out		the report went abroad
			and began to talk freely
			about it,		concerning him;
			and to spread the news,		and great multitudes gathered
					to hear
					and to be healed
					of their infirmities.
			so that Jesus could	16	But he withdrew
			no longer
			openly enter a town,
			but was out
			in the country;		to the wilderness
			and people came to him		and prayed.
			from every quarter.

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
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