“And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.”
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. I am willing, he said. Be clean! And immediately the leprosy left him — the touch is the radical act: touching a leper creates ritual impurity for the one who touches; Jesus reverses the equation, transferring purity rather than receiving impurity. I am willing: the declaration resolves the leper's uncertainty about Jesus' intention. Be clean: the command is the accomplishment — the leprosy left immediately.
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