Mark 1:40-45 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If you will, you can make me clean.… I. FROM A SMALL BEGINNING IT SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE MAN. II. ITS CURE IS BEYOND THE REACH OF HUMAN SKILL OR NATURAL REMEDIES. III. IT IS PAINFUL, LOATHSOME, DEGRADING, AND FATAL. IV. IT SEPARATES ITS VICTIM FROM THE PURE AND DRIVES HIM INTO ASSOCIATION WITH THE IMPURE. V. IT IS A FOE TO RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES. IV. IT CAN RE REMEDIED BY THE INTERPOSITION OF GOD. (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. |