KJV King James Version
And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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Matthew 8:3
And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
ASV American Standard Version
And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, ‘I will, be thou cleansed,’ and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐκτείναςG1614 · ekteinōto stretch outτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖραG5495 · cheirhandἥψατοG681 · haptōto touchαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayθέλω,G2309 · thelōto will/desireκαθαρίσθητι.G2511 · katharizōto cleanκαὶG2532 · kaiandεὐθέωςG2112 · eutheōsimmediatelyἐκαθαρίσθηG2511 · katharizōto cleanαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoλέπρα.G3014 · lepraleprosy
Cross-references
Psalm 33:9For he spake, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.Luke 5:13And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.2 Kings 5:14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.Matthew 11:4-5Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:Mark 1:41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.2 Kings 5:11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.Mark 4:39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.John 11:43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.Mark 5:41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.Luke 17:14-15And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.Luke 7:14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.Mark 7:34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
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