⁴⁰Then^ab a man with leprosy^ac came to him and, on his knees,^D^ad begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”^ae ⁴¹Moved with compassion,^E^af Jesus reached out his hand and touched^ag him. “I am willing,” he told him. “Be made clean.” ⁴²Immediately the leprosy^ah left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³Then he sternly warned^ai him and sent him away^aj at once, ⁴⁴telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone;^ak but go and show^al yourself to the priest,^am and offer^an what Moses commanded for your cleansing,^ao as a testimony^ap to them.”^F

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Footnotes

DOther omit on his knees
EOther Moved with indignation
FOr against them

Cross references

ab Mt 8:2–4; Lk 5:12–14
ac Mt 11:5
ad Mt 17:14
ae 1Jn 1:7
af Lk 15:20
ag Jn 20:17
ah Lk 5:12
ai Mt 9:30; Mk 14:5; Jn 11:33,38
aj 3Jn 10
ak Mk 5:43; 7:36; 8:26,30; 9:9; 16:8; Lk 5:14
al Rv 1:1
am Ac 4:1
an Heb 5:1; 8:3
ao Lv 13–14; Heb 1:3
ap Mk 6:11; 1Tm 2:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

NLTNew Living Translation

A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed. Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning: “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean. And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once. And he said to him, “See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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