Mark 1:42 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 1:44 And he saith to him: See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the high priest and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spoken", "immediately", "leprosy", "departed", and "clean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spoken" and "immediately", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And Jesus having compassion on him stretched..." into verse 43's "And he strictly charged him and forthwith...", so "spoken" and "immediately" 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 "spoken" and "immediately" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.