43And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
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And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 40-45)We have here the story of Christ’s cleansing a leper , which we had before, Matt. 8:2-4. It teaches us, 1. How to apply ourselves to Christ ; come as this leper did, (1.) With great humility ; this leper came beseeching him, and kneeling down to him (Mark 1:40); whether giving divine honour to him as God, or rather a less degree of respect as a great Prophet , it teaches us that those who would re…
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