[1] And when Jesus came to a certain village, there drew near to him a leper, and fell at his feet, and besought him, and said unto him, If thou wilt, thou art able to [2] cleanse me. And Jesus had mercy upon him, and stretched forth his hand, and [3] touched him, and said, I will cleanse thee. And immediately his leprosy departed [4] from him, and he was cleansed. And he sternly charged him, and sent him out, [5] [Arabic, p. 85] and said unto him, See that thou tell not any man: but go and shew thyself to the priests, and offer an offering for thy cleansing as Moses commanded [6] for their testimony. But he, when he went out, began to publish much, and spread abroad the news, so that Jesus could not enter into any of the cities openly, for the extent to which the report of him spread, but he remained without in a desert [7] place. And much people came unto him from one place and another, to hear [8] his word, and that they might be healed of their pains. And he used to withdraw from them into the desert, and pray.