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He stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately the leprosy departed from him.
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A Touch That Heals, Not Defiles
Commentators highlight the profound significance of Jesus touching the leper. This act defied cultural and religious laws that declared lepers unclean and untouchable. Scholars note that Jesus, in His perfect purity, was not defiled by the contact. Instead, His touch transferred healing and cleansing, demonstrating both His radical compassion and His divine power over impurity.
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Luke
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19th Century
Anglican
A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…
Baptist
Saying, I will: be thou clean.
It was the will of Christ that worked the miracle, that secret movement of the heart of Christ, that…
The very act of touching is significant, especially since lepers were always kept at a distance. Perhaps our contemporary society, having rediscove…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he put forth his hand and touched him Having compassion on him, and commiserating his sad case:
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Presbyterian
This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…
