John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:4
And Jesus saith unto him, see thou tell no man , &c.; Not that this fact could be concealed, if it was done publicly, before the multitude; nor was it Christ's design that it should be; only it was his counsel to this man, that whilst he was on the road to Jerusalem, and when he was come there, that he would speak of it to no man, before he came to the priest, or priests: lest out of ill will to Christ, they should refuse to pronounce him clean: but go thy way, show thyself to the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:3
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him ,.... This is a wonderful instance both of the grace, and goodness of Christ, in touching this loathsome creature; and of his unspotted purity and holiness, which could not be defiled by it; and of his mighty power in healing by a touch, and with a word of his mouth, saying, I will, be thou clean : in which he expresses at once his willingness, "I will", of which the leper before was not certain; and his power by a word of command, "be thou... read more