Matthew 8:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 8:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 13:44the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.
  2. 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.
  3. Numbers 12:10As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
  4. Deuteronomy 24:8In 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.
  5. 2 Samuel 3:39And 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!”
  6. 2 Kings 5:1Now 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.
  7. 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, 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.
  8. 2 Kings 7:3Now 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?
  9. 2 Kings 15:5And 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.
  10. 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, 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.
  11. Matthew 2:11On 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.
  12. Matthew 4:9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
  13. Matthew 9:18While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
  14. Matthew 9:28After 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.
  15. Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  16. Matthew 13:58And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
  17. Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
  18. Matthew 15:25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
  19. Matthew 18:26Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
  20. Matthew 20:20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
  21. Matthew 26:6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
  22. Matthew 28:9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
  23. Matthew 28:17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.
  24. Mark 1:40Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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