Mark 1:42 (GNV)

Passage

And assone as he had spoken, immediatly ye leprosie departed from him, and he was made cleane.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeled downe vnto him, and said to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.

Mark 1:41 And Iesus had compassion, and put foorth his hand, and touched him, and said to him, I wil: be thou cleane.

Mark 1:42 And assone as he had spoken, immediatly ye leprosie departed from him, and he was made cleane.

Mark 1:43 And after he had giue him a streight commandement, he sent him away forthwith,

Mark 1:44 And sayde vnto him, See thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence, and shewe thy selfe to the Priest, and offer for thy clensing those things, which Moses commanded, for a testimoniall vnto them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And Iesus had compassion and put foorth..." into verse 43's "And after he had giue him a...", so "assone" and "spoken" 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 "assone" and "spoken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.