Markus 1:40

Cleansing a Leper

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.

Markus 2:8

2:8 Now ⁴  immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, ⁵  he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? ⁶ 

[1:40]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[1:40]  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).

[1:40]  ³ tn This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the shift from the thoughts of the experts in the law to Jesus’ response.

[2:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “they were thus reasoning within themselves.”

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?”