Mark 1:40

Mark 1:40 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, "If you will, you can make me clean."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Context of Mark 1:40

38He replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.” 39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said. 41Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” 42The leprosy left him at once, and he was clean.

Mark 1:40 word by word

Καὶ ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτὸν λεπρὸς παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ γονυπετῶν καὶ λέγων αὐτῷ ὅτι ἐὰν θέλῃς δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• a leperλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• beseechingπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• kneeling downγονυπετέωgonupeteō · to kneelG1120
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thou wiltθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• thou canst makeδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• cleanκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Mark 1:40

• Matthew 8:2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• Luke 5:12While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
• Leviticus 13:1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:
• Numbers 12:10When the cloud departed from above the tent, Miriam became leprous as snow. Then Aaron looked at Miriam, and she was leprous!
• Deuteronomy 24:8Be careful during an outbreak of leprosy to follow precisely all that the Levitical priests instruct you; as I have commanded them, so you should do.
• 2 Samuel 3:29May his blood whirl over the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! May the males of Joab’s house never cease to have someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!”
• 2 Kings 5:5The king of Syria said, “Go! I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten suits of clothes.
• 2 Kings 5:27Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.
• 2 Kings 7:3Now four men with a skin disease were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, “Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?
• 2 Kings 15:5The Lord afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.
• Matthew 11:5The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
• Luke 17:12As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,
• Mark 10:17Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• 2 Chronicles 6:13Solomon had made a bronze platform and had placed it in the middle of the enclosure. It was seven and one-half feet long, seven and one-half feet wide, and four and one-half feet high. He stood on it and then got down on his knees in front of the entire assembly of Israel. He spread out his hands toward the sky,
• Matthew 17:14When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
• Luke 22:41He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

Commentaries on Mark 1:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40There came a leper - See the notes on Matthew 8:2, etc. Should any be inclined to preach on this cleansing of the leper, Mark is the best evangelist to take the account from, because he is more circumstantial than either Matthew or Luke. I. Consider this leper. He heard of Jesus and his miracles. He came to him for a cure, conscious of his disease. He earnestly besought him to grant the mercy he needed. He fell down on his knees, (with his face to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-45Verses 40-45 And there came a leper … - See the notes at Matthew 8:1-4. Kneeling down to him - He kneeled and inclined his face to the ground, in token of deep humiliation and earnest entreaty. Compare Luke 5:12. If thou wilt - This was an acknowledgment of the almighty power of Jesus, and an appeal to his benevolence. Make me clean - You (Jesus) can heal me of this loathsome and offensive disease, in the eye of the law justly regarded as “unclean,” and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-45Verses 40-45 We have here Christ's cleansing of a leper. It teaches us to apply to the Saviour with great humility, and with full submission to his will, saying, "Lord, if thou wilt," without any doubt of Christ's readiness to help the distressed. See also what to expect from Christ; that according to our faith it shall be to us. The poor leper said, If thou wilt. Christ readily wills favours to those who readily refer themselves to his will. Christ would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40Leprosy refers to several skin diseases (or even mildew in a building). An infected person was considered ceremonially unclean and was excluded from family and society (Leviticus 13:45–46; Numbers 12:9–12; 2 Chronicles 26:16–21; Luke 17:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:40

• Capernaum
• Jesus, the Christ
• Leprosy
• Miracles
• Prayer

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Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings