Matthew 8:2

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Matthew 8:2 - Amplified Bible

And behold, a leper came up to Him and, prostrating himself, worshiped Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me by curing me.

Matthew 8:2 - American Standard Version

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

Matthew 8:2 - Bible in Basic English

And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

Matthew 8:2 - Darby Bible

And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

Matthew 8:2 - English Standard Version

And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."

Matthew 8:2 - King James Version

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

Matthew 8:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y he aquì, se le acercò un leproso y se postrò ante El, diciendo: Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.

Matthew 8:2 - The Message

Matthew 8:2 - New American Standard Bible

And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."

Matthew 8:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y se acercò un leproso y se postrò ante El, diciendo: "Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme."

Matthew 8:2 - World English Bible

Behold, a leper came to him and worshipped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

Matthew 8:2 - Young's Living Translation

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

Matthew 8:2 - Additional Comments

A leper is one who has leprosy. See the notes on leprosy on Lev 13:1.
Notice the leper's worship was not conditioned upon whether his request was answered. He first worshipped Jesus, and then asked his petition. This showed he acknowledged who Jesus was, the Lord worthy of worship, and accepted Him as Lord. Jesus did not say it here, but it was just like the centurion, in vs 13, where Jesus acknowledged his belief.
The leper approached Jesus the same way we are to go to God in prayer - first with worship, then with requests. We so often neglect the worship and focus on the requests. The model prayer (Matt 6:9-14) and Nehemiah's prayer of need (Neh 1:5-11) both focused first on worship.
Notice the leper has not doubt of Jesus' ability, only Jesus' will. He did not doubt that Jesus could heal Him. When we go to God, we need to go in the same way, knowing full well without any doubt that God can provide.
Notice also he did not demand Jesus' help; he totally acquiesced to Jesus' will. Is there any request that you have almost been demanding of God, and been unable to accept that He hasn't been willing to give you the request? Can you accept if you never get the answer you want? Will you still love God? (e.g. pregnancy, job, freedom from a certain problem)

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