“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to her, “Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
- KJV And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
- NKJV And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
- NASB And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
- NLT “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
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Quick answer
Jesus calls her 'Daughter,' assures her that her faith has healed her, and sends her in peace. He affirms her faith and restores her with tender honor.
Overview
Jesus addresses the woman warmly as 'Daughter' and grounds her healing in her faith. The word 'made you well' carries the sense of salvation, pointing beyond the body to wholeness in Him. He sends her in peace, publicly restoring the outcast to dignity and community.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- Matt 9:22Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.
- Heb 4:2For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
- Luke 17:19Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
- Acts 14:9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
- Mark 5:34“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
- Exod 4:18Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
- Luke 18:42“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
- 2 Cor 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
- 1 Sam 1:17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
- Matt 8:13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
- 2 Kgs 5:19“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
- Matt 12:20A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
- Matt 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
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