Mark 1:44 (LSB)

Passage

and He said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Nearby Context

Mark 1:42 And immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Mark 1:43 And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

Mark 1:44 and He said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 1:45 But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in desolate areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "And He sternly warned him and immediately..." into verse 45's "But he went out and began to...", so "said" and "nothing" 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 "said" and "nothing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.