Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 1:41
And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.And touched him ... It was not sinful to touch dead bodies, or lepers; but to do so brought ceremonial defilement (Leviticus 13-14). In the case of Christ's touch, it brought cleansing and not defilement. The power and godhead of the Son of God shine in a miracle such as this; and, moreover, this sign suggests the far greater thing that Jesus did in touching our human... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 1:40
And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPERThis wonder is recorded in all the synoptics; and, although Mark is credited with giving "more full details,"[13] it is not amiss to point out that of the eight or nine sections in this chapter which are reported by one or both of the other synoptics, this is the first instance of Mark's having, in any sense, a fuller account; and, even... read more