Mark 1:43

And he straitly charged him;.... Either with the sin which had been the cause of this leprosy, and to take care that he sinned that sin no more, lest a worse evil should befall him; for sin was…

And there came a leper ... - See the notes at Mat 8:1-4. Kneeling down to him - He kneeled and inclined his face to the ground, in token of deep humiliation and earnest entreaty. Compare Luk 5:12. If…

Straitly charged - See the reason for this, Mat 8:4 (note). This verse is wanting in two copies of the Itala.

We have here the story of Christ's cleansing a leper, which we had before, Mat 8:2-4. It teaches us,

1. How to apply ourselves to Christ; come as this leper did, (1.) With great humility; this leper…

And he straitly charged him The word thus rendered occurs in four other places; (1) Mat 9:30, "Jesus straitly chargedthem, saying, See that no man know it;" (2) Mar 14:5, "And they murmured…