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Mark 1:40 KJV
Mark · chapter 1 · verse 40
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.Mark 1:40 · King James Version
Mark 1:40 in context
38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
40And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
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Key words (Strong's)
- beseechingparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- leperleprosscaly, rough, leprous, affected with leprosyG3015 →
- canstdynamaito be able, have power whether by virtue of one s own ability and resources, or of a…G1410 →
- cameerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- wiltthelōto will, have in mind, intend, to be resolved or determined, to purpose, to desire, to…G2309 →
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We have here the story of Christ's cleansing a leper, which we had before, Mat 8:2-4. It teaches us, 1. How to apply ourselves to Christ; come as this leper did, (1.) With great humility; this leper came beseeching him, and kneeling down to him (Mar 1:40);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 40-45