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Mark 1:40

Sickness and healingPrayerFaith

38 But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”

39 So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
KJV
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.
WEB
A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
ASV
And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
DARBY
And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.
BLB
And a leper comes to Him, imploring Him and falling on his knees, and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You are able to cleanse me.”
ÅB
Og en spedalsk kom til ham og ba ham og falt på kne for ham og sa: Om du vil, så kan du rense meg.
OTB
En mann med spedalskhet kom til ham og bønnfalt ham på sine knær: “Hvis du vil, kan du gjøre meg ren.”
B1930
Og en spedalsk kom til ham og bad ham og falt på kne for ham og sa: Om du vil, så kan du rense mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 5:12–14

    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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  • Matthew 8:2–4

    Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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  • Leviticus 13:1–14

    Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

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  • 2 Samuel 3:29

    May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

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  • Matthew 17:14

    When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.

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  • Mark 9:22–23

    “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

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  • Mark 10:17

    As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  • Deuteronomy 24:8–9

    In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

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