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Mark 1:41

King James Version (KJV)

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

Mark 1:41 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 1:41

Theological / Devotional

Touched him. Jesus often touched the sick in healing (Matt. 8:15), but sometimes did not (John 4:49, 50). He knew that touching a leprous man meant uncleanness; nevertheless, He did so boldly.

Be thou clean. Since no human being could then cure leprosy, the fact that Jesus did implied that He had divine power. This gave the people faith that He was able also to cleanse the soul from sin. Jesus had come to the earth for the specific purpose of cleansing sinners, whose spiritual illness was more deadly than leprosy.

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