Mark 1:41 (DRB)

Passage

And Jesus, having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand and touching him saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:39 And he was preaching in their synagogues and in all Galilee and casting out devils.

Mark 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him and kneeling down, said to him: If thou wilt thou canst make me clean.

Mark 1:41 And Jesus, having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand and touching him saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean.

Mark 1:42 And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him: and he was made clean.

Mark 1:43 And he strictly charged him and forthwith sent him away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "having", "compassion", "stretched", "forth", "hand", "touching", and "saith". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "And there came a leper to him..." into verse 42's "And when he had spoken immediately the...", so "jesus" and "having" 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 "jesus" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.