NARRATOR 1: A leper approached Jesus with a request.
LEPER: If you want to, you can cure me.
NARRATOR 2: Jesus was moved with pity. He stretched out his hand and touched him.
JESUS: I do want to. Be cured.
NARRATOR 1: At once the leprosy left the man and he was cured. Jesus gave him a stern warning and sent him on his way.
JESUS: Do not tell anyone about this. Go now and present yourself to the priest and offer for your cure what Moses prescribed. That should be a proof to everyone that you are cured.
NARRATOR 2: The leper went off and began to tell everyone what had happened. As a result, it was no longer possible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He stayed in desert places; yet people kept coming to him from all sides.
Mark 1.40-45