# The Leper — Olney Hymns character guide

> The Leper in Olney Hymns by John Newton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Leper By Newton Matthew

**First appearance:** 0002-book-i-on-select-texts-of-scripture

## Who they are

The man with leprosy who came to Jesus saying, 'Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.'

## In the story

### [The Leper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/olney_hymns_se/chapters/82-the-leper)

The speaker identifies with the leper, describing the experience of sin as a leprosy that cannot be hidden or cured by self-effort.

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