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Mark 1:40

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38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

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.

42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he 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.

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  • Luke 5:12–14

    And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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  • Matthew 8:2–4

    And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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  • Leviticus 13:1–14

    And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

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  • 2 Samuel 3:29

    Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

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  • Matthew 17:14

    And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

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  • Mark 9:22–23

    And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

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  • Mark 10:17

    And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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  • Deuteronomy 24:8–9

    Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.

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