Mark 1:41

41 But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched ^[a] him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.

Mark 1:41 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:41

And Jesus, moved with compassion
At the sad and deplorable case the poor man was in, being a merciful high priest, and not with a desire of popular applause, and vain glory:

put forth his hand and touched him;
though the leprosy was spread all over him, and there was no place clean, and touching him was forbidden by the law:

and saith unto him, I will be thou clean; (See Gill on Matthew 8:3).

Mark 1:41 In-Context

39 And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

40 And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

41 But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.

42 And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

43 And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,

Footnotes

• [a]. 'To touch freely,' 'handle,' as Matt. 8.3.