Matthew 8:3 “Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He sai…”

Matthew 8:3

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

World English Bible

Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iesus putting foorth his hand, touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleane: and immediatly his leprosie was clensed.

Darby Translation

And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

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Cross references

“put”

2 Kings 5:11

2 Kings 5:11 · BSB

But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.

“I will”

Psalm 33:9 Luke 5:13 Mark 1:41 Genesis 1:3 Mark 4:39 John 5:21

Psalm 33:9 · BSB

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Luke 5:13 · BSB

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Mark 1:41 · BSB

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

Genesis 1:3 · BSB

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Mark 4:39 · BSB

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

John 5:21 · BSB

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

“immediately”

2 Kings 5:14 Matthew 11:4 Matthew 11:5 Luke 17:14 Luke 17:15

2 Kings 5:14 · BSB

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

Matthew 11:4 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

Matthew 11:5 · BSB

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Luke 17:14 · BSB

When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

Luke 17:15 · BSB

When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

4Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

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