Mark 1:42 (KJV)

Passage

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

Nearby Context

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

Mark 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

Mark 1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

Mark 1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

Mark 1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And Jesus moved with compassion put forth..." into verse 43's "And he straitly charged him and forthwith...", so "soon" 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 "soon" and "spoken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.