Jesus Heals a Sick Man^(A)

8 Jesus came down from the hill, and a large crowd followed him. ² Then a man sick with leprosy came to him. The man bowed down before Jesus and said, “Lord, you have the power to heal me if you want.”

³ Jesus touched the man. He said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about what happened. But go and let the priest look at you.^[a] And offer the gift that Moses commanded for people who are made well. This will show everyone that you are healed.”

Jesus Heals a Sick Man^(A)

⁴⁰ A man who had leprosy came to Jesus. The man bowed on his knees and begged him, “You have the power to heal me if you want.”

⁴¹ These last words made Jesus angry.^[a] But he touched him and said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.

⁴³ Jesus told the man to go, but he gave him a strong warning: ⁴⁴ “Don’t tell anyone about what I did for you. But go and let the priest look at you.^[b] And offer a gift to God because you have been healed. Offer the gift that Moses commanded.^[c] This will show everyone that you are healed.” ⁴⁵ The man left there and told everyone he saw that Jesus had healed him. So the news about Jesus spread. And that is why he could not enter a town if people saw him. He stayed in places where people did not live. But people came from all the towns to the places where he was.