Mark 1:44

saying to him, “Be sure not to say anything to anyone, but go show yoʋrself to the priest and offer for yoʋr cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

43Then Jesus sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

45But the man went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places. Yet people were coming to him from everywhere.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:2“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.

Luke 17:14When he saw them, he said to them, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they went along, they were cleansed.

Romans 15:4For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:41-45

The Healing of a Leper. 40 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. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show… Read the whole commentary →

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