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Mark 1:42 KJV
Mark · chapter 1 · verse 42
And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.Mark 1:42 · King James Version
Mark 1:42 in context
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.
43And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- immediatelyeutheōsstraightway, immediately, forthwithG2112 →
- departedaperchomaito go away, depart, to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his…G565 →
- leprosylepraleprosy, a most offensive, annoying, dangerous, cutaneous disease, the bacteriaG3014 →
- spokeneiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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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