Mark 1:43

“And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

And he straitly charged him, and forth with sent him away,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
- Basic English Bible

And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,
- Darby Bible

And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
- Webster's Bible

Jesus at once sent him away, strictly charging him,
- Weymouth Bible

He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,
- World English Bible

And Jhesus thretenede hym, and anoon Jhesus putte hym out,
- Wycliffe Bible

And having sternly charged him, immediately he put him forth,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Mark 1:43


1:44 See thou say nothing to any man - But our blessed Lord gives no such charge to us. If he has made us clean from our leprosy of sin, we are not commanded to conceal it. On the contrary, it is our duty to publish it abroad, both for the honour of our Benefactor, and that others who are sick of sin may be encouraged to ask and hope for the same benefit. But go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded for a testimony to them - The priests seeing him, pronouncing him clean, #Lev 13:17|,23,28,37, and accordingly allowing him to offer as Moses commanded, #Lev 14:2|,7, was such a proof against them, that they durst never say the leper was not cleansed; which out of envy or malice against our Saviour they might have been ready to say, upon his presenting himself to be viewed, according to the law, if by the cleansed person's talking much about his cure, the account of it had reached their ears before he came in person. This is one great reason why our Lord commanded this man to say nothing.

1:45 So that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city - It was also to prevent this inconvenience that our Lord had enjoined him silence.


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