Mark 1:42

42 Instantly, the skin disease left him, and he was clean.

Mark 1:42 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:42

And as soon as he had spoken
The above words,

immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed;
from it, and which seems to be done not by touching him, but by the words spoken, which were accompanied with such power, as to effect the cure in an instant; (See Gill on Matthew 8:3).

Mark 1:42 In-Context

40 A man with a skin disease approached Jesus, fell to his knees, and begged, "If you want, you can make me clean."

41 Incensed, Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said, "I do want to. Be clean."

42 Instantly, the skin disease left him, and he was clean.

43 Sternly, Jesus sent him away,

44 saying, "Don't say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifice for your cleansing that Moses commanded. This will be a testimony to them."