Mark 1:40-45 (NASB)
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Mark 1:40
And a leper *came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Mark 1:41
Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and *said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
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Mark 1:42
Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
43
Mark 1:43
And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
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Mark 1:44
and He *said 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.”
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Mark 1:45
But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.