Mark 1:44 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 1:45 But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city. but was without in desert places. And they flocked to him from all sides.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "thou", "tell", "shew", "thyself", "high", "priest", and "offer". 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 forthwith..." into verse 45's "But he being gone out 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.