And she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”
Parallel translations
- WEB She said to her mistress, “I wish that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.”
- KJV And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
- BSB She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
- NKJV Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.”
- NLT One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.”
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Quick answer
The servant girl tells her mistress that the prophet in Samaria could heal Naaman. Her simple, gracious witness opens the way to God's saving power.
Overview
Despite her captivity, the girl speaks with faith and goodwill toward her master. Her testimony points to Elisha and the God of Israel as the source of healing. Faithful witness from the lowliest sets great mercy in motion. It models how believers point others to the only One who can truly heal and save.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Acts 26:29Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
- Num 11:29Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!”
- Luke 17:12–14As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.
- Matt 11:5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
- 2 Kgs 5:8It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
- 1 Cor 4:8You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
- Matt 8:2–3Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
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