Mark 1:31-41

31 He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to wait on them.
32 After the sun had set and evening had come, people brought to Jesus all the sick and those who had demons.
33 All the people of the town gathered in front of the house.
34 Jesus healed many who were sick with all kinds of diseases and drove out many demons. He would not let the demons say anything, because they knew who he was.
35 Very early the next morning, long before daylight, Jesus got up and left the house. He went out of town to a lonely place, where he prayed.
36 But Simon and his companions went out searching for him,
37 and when they found him, they said, "Everyone is looking for you."
38 But Jesus answered, "We must go on to the other villages around here. I have to preach in them also, because that is why I came."
39 So he traveled all over Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons. 1
40 A man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to Jesus, knelt down, and begged him for help. "If you want to," he said, "you can make me clean." [a]
41 Jesus was filled with pity, [b] and reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!"

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1.39Matthew 4.23; 9.35.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. make me clean: [This disease was considered to make a person ritually unclean.]
  • [b]. pity; [some manuscripts have] anger.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.