Mark 1:35-45

Rising before dawn, JESUS went away to a secluded place to pray. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him they told him, "Everyone is looking for you." JESUS replied, "Let us move on to towns nearby so I can preach there also. That is why I have come." So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. A leper came to JESUS and fell on his knees pleading, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." Filled with compassion, JESUS reached out his hand and touched the man, saying, "I am willing, be clean." Immediately the leprosy left the man and he was cured. At once JESUS sent him away with a strong warning, "See that you say nothing to anyone, but show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." Instead, he went out and began to speak freely about it and to spread the news around. As a result, JESUS could no longer openly enter a town, but stayed out in unpopulated areas. Still the people came to him from eveywhere.