"And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;" — Mark 1:43

Mark 1:43 · KJV

“And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;”

— Mark 1:43

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

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Mark 1 — Context

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.

And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

But he went out, and began to publish {it} much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Cross References

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See {that} no man know {it}.

Mark 7:36

And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Luke 8:56

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

Mark 3:12

And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

Mark 5:43

And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.