Mark 1:40

Now ¹  a leper ²  came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If ³  you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.

Ge 18:14; Le 13:1-14:57; Nu 12:10-15; De 24:8,9; 2Sa 3:29; 2Ki 5:5-27; 2Ki 5:7; 2Ki 5:27; 2Ki 7:3; 2Ki 15:5; 2Ch 6:13; Mt 8:2-4; Mt 11:5; Mt 17:14; Mr 9:22,23; Mr 10:17; Lu 5:12-14; Lu 17:12-19; Lu 22:41; Ac 7:60; Eph 3:14

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² sn 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).

³ tn This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.