"He is a loathsome spectacle. The disease has made frightful inroads, and his decaying body is horrible to look upon. At sight of him the people fall back in terror. They crowd upon one another in their eagerness to escape from contact with him. Some try to prevent him from approaching Jesus, but in vain. He neither sees nor hears them. Their expressions of loathing are lost upon him. He sees only the Son of God. He hears only the voice that speaks life to the dying. Pressing to Jesus, he casts himself at His feet with the cry, “Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.” DA 263.2"
"And 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."
The EGW passage closely mirrors the description of the leper's encounter with Jesus in Luke 5:12, including the leper's plea, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."
"Jesus replied, “I will; be thou made clean,” and laid His hand upon him. Matthew 8:3 , R. V. DA 263.3"
"And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 8:3 in this passage.
"Immediately a change passed over the leper. His flesh became healthy, the nerves sensitive, the muscles firm. The rough, scaly surface peculiar to leprosy disappeared, and a soft glow, like that upon the skin of a healthy child, took its place. DA 263.4"
"And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."
The EGW passage describes the healing of the leper, elaborating on the immediate cleansing mentioned in Matthew 8:3. It's a clear thematic parallel.
"And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed."
The EGW passage describes the healing of the leper, elaborating on the immediate cleansing mentioned in Mark 1:42. It's a clear thematic parallel.