Mark 1:29-45

New American Standard Bible

Crowds Healed

^29 (A)And immediately after they left ^(B)the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with ^[a]James and John. ³⁰ Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and they immediately *spoke to ^[b]Jesus about her. ³¹ And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she served them.

³² Now ^(C)when evening came, ^(D)after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were ^(E)demon-possessed. ³³ And the whole ^(F)city had gathered at the door. ³⁴ And He ^(G)healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew ^[c]who He was.

^35 (H)And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and ^(I)prayed there for a time. ³⁶ Simon and his companions eagerly searched for Him; ³⁷ and they found Him and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.” ³⁸ He *said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may also ^[d]preach there; for this is why I came.” ^39 (J)And He went into their synagogues ^[e]preaching throughout Galilee, and casting out the demons.

^40 (K)And a man with ^[f]leprosy *came to ^[g]Jesus, imploring Him and ^(L)kneeling down, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” ⁴² And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away, ⁴⁴ and He *said to him, “^(M)See that you say nothing to anyone; but ^(N)go, show yourself to the priest and ^(O)offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ But he went out and began to ^(P)proclaim it ^[h]freely and to ^(Q)spread the news around, to such an extent that ^[i]Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but ^[j]stayed out in unpopulated areas; and ^(R)they were coming to Him from everywhere.