Hope in The Word- Mark 1:35–45

Nigel and others from Hope Church South Bedfordshire continue our new series of Podcasts "Hope in the Word". Today we look at Mark 1:35-45 and people share what they learn from this passage and their experiences. This passage continues to help us know  who Jesus is and shows us a little of Jesus' private prayer life and his healing of a man with leprosy. Bob opens in prayer and Sue reads the passage.

Mark 1:35–45

[35] And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. [36] And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, [37] and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” [38] And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.” [39] And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

[40] And a leper(1) came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” [41] Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” [42] And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. [43] And Jesus(2) sternly charged him and sent him away at once, [44] and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” [45] But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.

Footnotes

(1) 1:40 *Leprosy* was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

(2) 1:43 Greek *he*; also verse 45
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