time (cf. 4:25; 5:1; 7:28), to the huge crowds that flocked to Jesus. There is no denying Jesus’ popularity (v. 1). In the cure recounted here, the leper’s faith in Jesus’ power is evident, as is the fact that Jesus is self-effacing. The book of Leviticus (Lev 13:45–46) stipulated that a leper should live in isolation and wear torn clothes; he should let his hair hang loose, and cry, “Unclean, unclean” as a warning to people to stay away. If he was cured of his disease, he should go to a priest to