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39 So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.

The Cleansing of a Leper. 40 (A)A leper[a] came to him [and kneeling down] begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.”(B)

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  1. 1:40 A leper: for the various forms of skin disease, see Lv 13:1–50 and the note on Lv 13:2–4. There are only two instances in the Old Testament in which God is shown to have cured a leper (Nm 12:10–15; 2 Kgs 5:1–14). The law of Moses provided for the ritual purification of a leper. In curing the leper, Jesus assumes that the priests will reinstate the cured man into the religious community. See also note on Lk 5:14.

39 So He went into all of Galilee,(A) preaching in their synagogues(B) and driving out demons.

A Man Cleansed

40 Then(C) a man with a serious skin disease(D) came to Him and, on his knees,[a](E) begged Him: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”(F)

41 Moved with compassion,(G) Jesus reached out His hand and touched(H) him. “I am willing,” He told him. “Be made clean.”

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  1. Mark 1:40 Other mss omit on his knees