Mark 1:35–45

^35aAnd in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up, went out of the house, and went away to a desolate place, and ^bwas praying there.

³⁶And Simon and his companions searched for Him;

³⁷and they found Him, and ^*said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

³⁸And He ^*said to them, “Let us go elsewhere, to the towns nearby, so that I may ¹preach there also; for that is what I came out for.”

^39aAnd He went, ¹preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out the demons.

^40aAnd a leper ^*came to ^bJesus, pleading with Him and ^bfalling on his knees before Him, and saying, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

⁴¹And moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand and touched him, and ^*said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.”

⁴²And immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

⁴³And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

⁴⁴and He ^*said to him, “^aSee that you say nothing to anyone; but ^bgo, show yourself to the priest and ^coffer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

⁴⁵But he went out and began to ^aproclaim it freely and to ^bspread the news around, to such an extent that ¹Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but ²stayed out in desolate areas; and ^cthey were coming to Him from everywhere.