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Selected Verse: Luke 5:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 5:15 |
King James |
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
LEPER HEALED. (Luk 5:12-16)
But so, &c.--(See Mar 1:45). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Went abroad (διήρχετο)
Διά throughout the region. Wyc., the word walked about.
Came together (σηνήρχοντο)
Imperfect. Kept coming together, or were coming.
To be healed (θεραπεύεσθαι)
Originally, to be an attendant, to do service; and therefore of a physician, to attend upon, or treat medically. In classical writers it has also the meaning to heal, as undoubtedly in the New Testament, and in Luke (Luk 13:14; Act 4:14, etc.). See on Mat 8:7, and compare ἰαομαι, to heal, in Luk 5:17.
Infirmities (ἀσθενειῶν)
A strictly literal rendering; ἀ, not, and σθένος strength, exactly answering to the Latin in, not, and firmus, strong. |
45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.