# Matthew 8.3

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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> **3. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.**
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> 4. And Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.</span> 5. And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, (Matthew 8:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2. Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
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> **3. Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.**
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> 4. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”</span> 5. When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him, (Matthew 8:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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> **3. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.**
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> 4. And Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.</span> 5. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, (Matthew 8:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him, 2. and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'
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> **3. and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, 'I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.**
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> 4. And Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'See, thou mayest tell no one, but go, thyself shew to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.'</span> 5. And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him, (Matthew 8:1-5, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Theandric Activities](/codex/theandric-activities/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.