And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying,
I will: be clean.
And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
The law forbade lepers to be touched; but he, who is the Lord of the law, dispenses with it. He touches the leper, not because he could not cleanse him without it, but in order to show that he was not subject to the law, nor to fear of any infection. At the touch of Christ leprosy is dispelled, which before communicated contagion to all that touched it. (St. Ambrose)
