Matthew 8:2

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

Cross-references

In Matthew 28:9, the women grasp Jesus' feet and worship him — the same physical posture of reverence the leper shows by kneeling.

In Matthew 13:58, Jesus does few miracles in Nazareth due to unbelief — contrasting the leper's faith that enables healing.

Matthew 4:9 Contrast

In Matthew 4:9, Satan demands that Jesus worship him — a direct contrast to the leper's true worship of Jesus here.

Matthew 9:29 Related theme

In Matthew 9:29, Jesus heals the blind men 'according to your faith' — the same principle of faith leading to healing seen with the leper.

Matthew 10:8 Related theme

In Matthew 10:8, Jesus later commands his disciples to cleanse lepers — directly modeling the ministry he performs here.

In Matthew 15:25, the Canaanite woman kneels and begs 'Lord, help me' — same desperate plea and posture as the leper.

In Matthew 9:18, a ruler kneels before Jesus with a desperate plea—mirroring the leper's posture and faith.

In Revelation 22:9, the angel commands worship only to God — underscoring that the leper's worship of Jesus is rightful.

Leviticus 13:44-46 requires lepers to live isolated — contrasting with this leper boldly approaching Jesus in public.

In Revelation 22:8, John again falls to worship the angel, showing mistaken reverence unlike the leper's proper worship of Christ.

In Revelation 19:10, John falls to worship an angel but is rebuked — contrasting the leper's accepted worship of Jesus.

John 9:38 Parallel

In John 9:38, the healed blind man worships Jesus and says 'Lord, I believe' — mirroring the leper's kneeling and calling Jesus Lord.

Luke 5:12 Parallel

Luke 5:12 records the same leper coming to Jesus, emphasizing his full of leprosy and Jesus' compassionate touch.

Luke 4:27 Contrast

Luke 4:27 recalls that only Naaman was cleansed among many lepers — Jesus' healing here shows his greater authority and willingness to cleanse.

In Mark 9:22-24, a father says 'if you can' and Jesus challenges his faith — similar to the leper's 'if you will' faith in Jesus' ability.

Mark 1:40-45 is the parallel account of this same leper's healing, with added details about Jesus' compassion and instructions.

2 Chronicles 26:19-21 narrates Uzziah's leprosy after his temple trespass — here a leper approaches Jesus, the true temple, for cleansing.

2 Kings 5:27 shows Gehazi struck with leprosy as judgment — contrast with the leper in Matthew seeking cleansing from Jesus.

2 Kings 5:1 Typology

2 Kings 5:1 introduces Naaman the leper, whose cleansing by Elisha prefigures Jesus' healing of lepers — here a leper approaches the greater prophet.

Deuteronomy 24:8 Related theme

Deuteronomy 24:8 gives the Mosaic law on leprosy that governed isolation and cleansing — Jesus' healing interacts with this legal framework.

Numbers 5:3 Contrast

Numbers 5:3 reinforces the exclusion of lepers to avoid defiling the camp — Jesus instead touches and heals, reversing the defilement logic.

Numbers 5:2 Contrast

Numbers 5:2 commands sending lepers outside the camp — this leper's approach violates that law, highlighting Jesus' authority to cleanse.

Leviticus 14:2 Historical context

Leviticus 14:2 describes the purification ritual for lepers—the law Jesus later instructs the cleansed man to follow.

2 Kings 15:5 records King Uzziah's leprosy as punishment for pride — contrast with the leper humbly seeking cleansing from Jesus.

Numbers 12:10 shows leprosy as divine punishment on Miriam — contrasting with Jesus' compassionate healing of this leper.

Acts 10:25 Contrast

In Acts 10:25, Cornelius falls at Peter's feet, but Peter redirects worship—contrasting with the leper's worship of Jesus.

2 Kings 5:3 Parallel

In 2 Kings 5:3, a servant girl directs Naaman to Elisha for leprosy healing—here the leper comes directly to Jesus.

Deuteronomy 24:9 recalls Miriam's leprosy as divine punishment — here the leper comes to Jesus for mercy, not judgment.

In Luke 17:12-19, ten lepers call out; one returns to fall at Jesus' feet in thanks — same humble posture of the leper here.