And as soon as he had spoken ,.... The above words, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed ; from it, and which seems to be done not by touching him, but by the words spoken, which were accompanied with such power, as to effect the cure in an instant; See Gill on Matthew 8:3 . read more
And he straitly charged him ;.... Either with the sin which had been the cause of this leprosy, and to take care that he sinned that sin no more, lest a worse evil should befall him; for sin was usually the cause of leprosy, as the cases of Miriam, Gehazi, and Uzziah show. It is said to come upon men for seven things. The seven abominations mentioned in Proverbs 6:16 , are said, by the Jewish writers F20 Vajikra Rabba, sect. 16. fol. 158. 1, 2. , to be the reasons of persons being... read more
And saith unto him, see thou say nothing to any man ,.... By the way, till he came to the priest; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest : the Syriac and Persic versions read, "to the priests"; and the Vulgate Latin renders it, "to the chief priest"; but any priest might judge of the cleansing of a leper; and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them ; See Gill on Matthew 8:4 . read more
But he went out ,.... Either out of the synagogue; for in Mark 1:39 , it is said, that Christ preached in their synagogues, &c.; and in Mark 1:40 , "there came a leper to him"; and Luke very, plainly suggests, that he was in the city, Luke 5:12 , and he might be in the synagogue: and this was allowed a leper, according to the Jewish canons, provided some rules were observed; which were these F24 Misn. Negaim, c. 13. sect. 12. : "if a leper enters into a synagogue, they make... read more
In the morning a great while before day - By πρωΐ , the morning, is to be understood the whole space of three hours, which finished the fourth watch of the night. And there prayed - Not that he needed any thing, for in him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; but that he might be a pattern to us. Every thing that our blessed Lord did he performed either as our pattern, or as our sacrifice. read more
And Simon - followed after him - Κατεδιωξαν , followed him eagerly. They had now begun to taste the good word of God, and thought they could never hear too much of it. Many possess this spirit when first converted to God. O! what a pity that they should ever lose it! The soul that relishes God's word is ever growing in grace by it. read more
All men seek for thee - Some to hear; some to be healed; some to be saved; and some, perhaps, through no good motive. There are all sorts of followers in the train of Christ; but how few walk steadily, and persevere unto the end! read more
The next towns - Κωμοπολεις properly signifies such towns as resembled cities for magnitude and number of inhabitants, but which were not walled as were cities. The Codex Bezae, most of the versions, and all the Itala, read, Let us go into the neighboring villages, And Into The Cities. For therefore came I forth - Εις τουτο , for this purpose am I come forth - to preach the Gospel to every creature, that all might hear, and fear, and return unto the Lord. The towns and the villages... read more
And he preached - He continued preaching - Ην κηρυσσων : this is the proper meaning of the words: he never slackened his pace - he continued proclaiming the glad tidings of salvation to all - there was no time to be lost - immortal souls were perishing for lack of knowledge; and the grand adversary was prowling about, seeking whom he might devour. This zealous, affectionate, and persevering diligence of Christ should be copied by all his servants in the ministry; it is not less necessary... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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 . read more