Mark 1:35–45

³⁵Now ^lin the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a ²solitary place; and there He ^mprayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with Him searched for Him. ³⁷When they found Him, they said to Him, ⁿ“Everyone ^ois looking for You.”

³⁸But He said to them, ^p“Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because ^qfor this purpose I have come forth.”

^39rAnd He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and ^scasting out demons.

A Leper is Cleansed

Matt. 8:1–4; Luke 5:12–16

^40tNow a leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling down to Him and saying to Him, “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

⁴¹Then Jesus, moved with ^ucompassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” ⁴²As soon as He had spoken, ^vimmediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³And He strictly warned him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things ^wwhich Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

^45xHowever, he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the matter, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter the city, but was outside in deserted places; ^yand they came to Him from every direction.