Mark 1:40

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

40 1And a leper[a] came to him, imploring him, and 2kneeling said to him, 3"If you will, you can make me clean."

Mark 1:40 In-Context

38 And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out."
39 And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
40 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean."
41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, "I will; be clean."
42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.

Cross References 3

  • 1. For ver. 40-44, see Matthew 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-14
  • 2. Mark 10:17; Matthew 17:14; Matthew 27:29
  • 3. [Mark 9:22, 23; Matthew 9:28]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
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