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AndΚαὶa man with leprosyλεπρὸςcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνbeggingπαρακαλῶνhimαὐτὸνandκαὶkneeling,γονυπετῶνand sayingλέγωνto him,αὐτῷ“IfἘὰνyou are willing,θέλῃςyou canδύνασαίmakeκαθαρίσαιmeμεclean.”καθαρίσαι
Mark 1:40
Study it in the app“And a man with leprosy comes to him, begging him and kneeling, and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.””
He touches a man with leprosy, which no one did, and makes him cleanWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Mark 1:40, word by word
- a man with leprosyλεπρὸςlepros
leper
Leper: a person with a skin disease who, under the Law, was unclean and lived apart.
Where else “lepros” appears- comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- beggingπαρακαλῶνparakalōn
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parakalōn” appears- kneelingγονυπετῶνgonypetōn
kneel
Kneel before someone.
Where else “gonypetōn” appears- and sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- you are willingθέλῃςthelēis
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelēis” appears- you canδύνασαίdynasai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasai” appears- makeκαθαρίσαιkatharisai
heal leper
To heal a leper.
Where else “katharisai” appears
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Mark 1:40-45
40And a man with leprosy comes to him, begging him and kneeling, and saying to him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him and says to him, “I am willing; be made clean.” 42And at once the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43And sternly warning him, he sent him away at once, 44and says to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the word, so that he could no longer enter a town openly, but was out in deserted places; and they kept coming to him from everywhere.
1When he had come down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2And look, a leper came and was bowing down before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
12And it happened, while he was in one of the towns, look, there was a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 13And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” And at once the leprosy left him. 14And he ordered him to tell no one: “But go, show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15But the word about him was spreading even more, and great crowds were gathering to hear and to be healed of their illnesses. 16But he would withdraw to the deserted places and pray.
The context
39And he went proclaiming in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and driving out the demons.
40 · This verse (above)
41And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him and says to him, “I am willing; be made clean.”
To study Mark 1 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say as he began to proclaim in Galilee (vv. 14–15)?
2. What it means
Why were people amazed at Jesus' teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum (vv. 21–22, 27)?
3. How I live it
Jesus rose early to pray alone (v. 35). What quiet moment can you set aside in your day?