Mark 1:44 (ASV)

Passage

and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:42 And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

Mark 1:43 And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,

Mark 1:44 and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Mark 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "thou", "nothing", "show", "thyself", "priest", "offer", and "cleansing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "And he strictly charged him and straightway..." into verse 45's "But he went out and began to...", so "saith" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.