Mark 1:40-45
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
40 aAnd a leper ▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
came to him, imploring him, and ckneeling said to him, d“If you will, you can make me clean.” 41Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” 42And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43And eJesus ▼▼Greek he; also verse 45
sternly charged him and sent him away at once, 44and said to him, g“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, hshow yourself to the priest and ioffer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, jfor a proof to them.” 45 kBut he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter la town, but was out in mdesolate places, and npeople were coming to him from every quarter.
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