Jesus: Touching the Untouchable "8 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy [ a ] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” Matthew 8: 1-4 - Christian Standard Bible Leprosy in the Bible was seen as a curse from God and with good reason. When Miriam and Aaron grumbled against Moses, God afflicted Miriam for seven days in Numbers 12. "12 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the