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Mark 1:41
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a leper who has just knelt and requested cleansing. He speaks this command after the man's plea and immediately before the disease departs.
The words — σπλαγχνισθεὶς (splagchnistheis) literally means "having compassion," denoting an inward emotional response. ἐκτείνας (ekteinas) translates to "having stretched out," describing the physical extension of His hand toward the man.
The thread — The text links this compassionate action to Matthew 9:36, where Jesus views the harassed crowds, and to Hebrews 2:17 and Hebrews 4:15, which describe His sympathetic high priesthood.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus physically touching an unclean man and verbally commanding his cleansing. A reader must acknowledge that the narrative presents divine authority as accessible through direct contact and willing speech, requiring the approach of those deemed ritually excluded.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Cross-references
- Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Mark 5:41 Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
- Mark 6:34 When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- Luke 7:12 As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
- Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Mark 4:39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Psalms 33:9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.