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Matthew 8:2

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 8:2

Verse 2 of 34

Scripture focus

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

Matthew 8:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 8:2

Theological / Devotional

A leper. [A Leper, Matt. 8:2—4=Mark 1:40-45=Luke 5:12-16. Major comment: Mark.] According to Mark (ch. 1:40-45) and Luke (ch. 5:12-16) this incident occurred prior to the giving of the Sermon on the Mount. It seems evident that Matthew follows a topical, in preference to a strictly chronological, arrangement of the events of Jesus’ life (see p. 274). Apparently the incident recorded in Matt. 8:5-13 followed almost immediately after the Sermon on the Mount (see on Luke 7:1), perhaps on the same day.

Worshipped. Gr. proskuned, “to do homage [either by kneeling or by prostrating oneself].” Proskurieo does not necessarily imply recognition of divinity (see on Esther 3:2).

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