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Jesus Cleanses a Leper

40 A leper[a] came to him begging him, and kneeling[b] he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity,[c] Jesus[d] stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:40 The terms leper and leprosy can refer to several diseases
  2. Mark 1:40 Other ancient authorities lack kneeling
  3. Mark 1:41 Other ancient authorities read anger
  4. Mark 1:41 Gk he

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. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

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Jesus Heals a Man(A)

40 A man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to Jesus, knelt down, and begged him for help. “If you want to,” he said, “you can make me clean.”[a]

41 Jesus was filled with pity,[b] and reached out and touched him. “I do want to,” he answered. “Be clean!”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:40 This disease was considered to make a person ritually unclean.
  2. Mark 1:41 pity; some manuscripts have anger.