Mark 1:35–45

Preaching Throughout Galilee

³⁵And getting up early in the morning while it was very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched diligently for him. ³⁷And they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you!” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this very reason.” ³⁹And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.

A Leper Cleansed

⁴⁰And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying^m to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” ⁴¹And becoming angry,ⁿ he stretched out his hand and^* touched him^*, and said to him, “I am willing; be made clean.” ⁴²And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean. ⁴³And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once. ⁴⁴And he said to him, “See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. ⁴⁵But he went out and^* began to proclaim it^* freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.