Focused Passage

Matthew 8:1-4

The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

Matthew moves from cleansing and healing among Israel, to Gentile faith and kingdom inclusion, to servant-fulfillment and discipleship cost, then to Jesus’ authority over chaos and demons, ending with a town that asks him to leave.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

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

3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

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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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularcame downΚαταβάντοςG2597Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmountainὄρουςG3735Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularlargeπολλοίG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralfollowedἠκολούθησανG190Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 2

Original words

SuddenlyκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singulara leperλεπρὸςG3015Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcameπροσελθὼνG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] knelt beforeπροσεκύνειG4352Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsayingλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionYou are willingθέλῃςG2309Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularYou canδύνασαίG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singularmake me cleanκαθαρίσαιG2511Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .μεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
Verse 3

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] reached outἐκτείναςG1614Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[His]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhandχεῖραG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] touchedἥψατοG680Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[the man]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularI am willingΘέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularHe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularBe cleanκαθαρίσθητιG2511Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionimmediatelyεὐθέωςG2112AdverbhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularleprosyλέπραG3014Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwas cleansedἐκαθαρίσθη*G2511Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 4

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinstructedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularSee thatὍραG3708Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularyou don’t tell anyoneεἴπῃςG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .μηδενὶG3367Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularButἀλλὰG235ConjunctiongoὕπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularshowδεῖξονG1166Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourselfσεαυτὸνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularpriestἱερεῖG2409Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionofferπροσένεγκονG4374Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargiftδῶρονG1435Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularprescribedπροσέταξενG4367Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularby MosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularasεἰςG1519Prepositiona testimonyμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • See Leviticus 14:1–32.

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