^1:40Now⁷¹ a leper⁷² came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If⁷³ you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said. ^1:41Moved with compassion,⁷⁴ Jesus⁷⁵ stretched out his hand and touched⁷⁶ him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” ^1:42The leprosy left him at once, and he was clean. ^1:43Immediately Jesus⁷⁷ sent the man⁷⁸ away with a very strong warning. ^1:44He told him,⁷⁹ “See that you do not say anything to anyone,⁸⁰ but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded⁸¹ for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”⁸²

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Footnotes

71 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
72 The ancient term for leprosy covers a wider array of conditions than what we call leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45–46).
73 This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.
74 The reading found in almost the entire NT tradition is σπλαγχνισθείς (splanchnistheis, “moved with compassion”). Codex Bezae (D), {1358}, and a few Latin (a ff2 r1*) here read ὀργισθείς (ojrgistheis, “moved with anger”). It is more difficult to account for a change from “moved with compassion” to “moved with anger” than it is for a copyist to soften “moved with anger” to “moved with compassion,” making the decision quite difficult. B. M. Metzger ( ) suggests that “moved with anger” could have been prompted by 1:43, “Jesus sent the man away with a very strong warning.” It also could have been prompted by the man’s seeming doubt about Jesus’ desire to heal him (v. 40). As well, it is difficult to explain why scribes would be prone to soften the text here but not in Mark 3:5 or 10:14 (where Jesus is also said to be angry or indignant). Thus, in light of diverse supporting “moved with compassion,” and at least a plausible explanation for ὀργισθείς as arising from the other reading, it is perhaps best to adopt σπλαγχνισθείς as the original reading. Nevertheless, a decision in this case is not easy. For the best arguments for ὀργισθείς, however, see M. A. Proctor, “The ‘Western’ Text of Mark 1:41: A Case for the Angry Jesus” (Ph.D. diss., Baylor University, 1999).
75 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
76 Touched. This touch would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean (Lev 14:46; also , Nega’im 3.1; 11.1; 12.1; 13.6–12).
77 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
78 Grk “him”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
79 Grk “And after warning him, he immediately sent him away and told him.”
80 The silence ordered by Jesus was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 1:34; 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and 9:9 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence concerning him and his ministry.
81 On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Lev 14:1–32.
82 Or “as an indictment against them”; or “as proof to the people.” This phrase could be taken as referring to a positive witness to the priests, a negative testimony against them, or as a testimony to the community that the man had indeed been cured. In any case, the testimony shows that Jesus is healing and ministering to those in need.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, and 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, for a proof to them.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then a man with leprosy came to him and, on his knees, begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. “I am willing,” he told him. “Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. Then he sternly warned him and sent him away at once, telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

NLTNew Living Translation

A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said.

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed. Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning: “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, “If you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be made clean.” And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean. And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once. And 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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