The Healing of a Leper (Mark 1:40 *, Matthew 8:1 *). Lk. keeps closely to Mk., but adds (Luke 5:16) that Jesus in His retirement gave Himself to prayer. It is characteristic of him also to speak of Jesus simply as he; perhaps the disciples did so (cf. 1 John 3:3; 1 John 3:5), as was the case with the followers of Socrates and Pythagoras.

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