Mark 1:42

42 The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.

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 One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."

41 Moved with pity Jesus reached out His hand and touched him. "I am willing," He said; "be cleansed."

42 The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.

43 Jesus at once sent him away, strictly charging him,

44 and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."