"And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst m…" — Mark 1:40

Mark 1:40 · 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.”

— Mark 1:40

Verse 39

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

Verse 41

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

Mark 1 — Context

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

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.

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

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

Cross References

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.

Matthew 8:2-4

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

Leviticus 13:1-14

And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

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. {fail: Heb. be cut off}

Matthew 17:14

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

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.

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.

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?