Verses 12-15 “12And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.”
The man was “full of leprosy,” a picture of the unsaved person full of sin. Leprosy is a type of sin in the Bible, incurable, “walking dead,” and repugnant. Only God could restore the leper and make him clean, and only God can save the sinner and make him clean. Jesus told the leper to tell no one that Jesus had healed him because He was not interested in getting the credit nor in having everyone know of all of His good works. Are we willing to do good and let God get the praise rather than arranging to have people hear of our good deeds?