Mark 1:41

41 Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."

Mark 1:41 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:41

And Jesus, moved with compassion
At the sad and deplorable case the poor man was in, being a merciful high priest, and not with a desire of popular applause, and vain glory:

put forth his hand and touched him;
though the leprosy was spread all over him, and there was no place clean, and touching him was forbidden by the law:

and saith unto him, I will be thou clean; (See Gill on Matthew 8:3).

Mark 1:41 In-Context

39 And He went through all Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons.

40 One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."

41 Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."

42 The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.

43 Jesus at once sent him away, strictly charging him,