Mark 1:42

42 Immediately, his skin disease went away, 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 Then a man with a serious skin disease came to him. The man fell to his knees and begged Jesus, "If you're willing, you can make me clean."

41 Jesus felt sorry for him, reached out, touched him, and said, "I'm willing. So be clean!"

42 Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean.

43 Jesus sent him away at once and warned him,

44 "Don't tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifices which Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean."