Mark 1:42

42 Then and there the leprosy was gone, his skin smooth and healthy.

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 leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can cleanse me."

41 Deeply moved, Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I want to. Be clean."

42 Then and there the leprosy was gone, his skin smooth and healthy.

43 Jesus dismissed him with strict orders:

44 "Say nothing to anyone. Take the offering for cleansing that Moses prescribed and present yourself to the priest. This will validate your healing to the people."