Matthew 8:2 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:1 And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

Matthew 8:2 and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

Matthew 8:3 and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, `I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 8:4 And Jesus saith to him, `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.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "leper", "having", "come", "bowing", "saying", "thou", and "willing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "leper" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And when he came down from the..." into verse 3's "and having stretched forth the hand Jesus...", so "leper" and "having" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "leper" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.