So He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her. And she served them.
Parallel translations
- WEB He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
- KJV And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
- BSB So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
- NASB And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she served them.
- NLT So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them.
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Quick answer
Jesus takes her hand, raises her up, and the fever leaves; she then serves them. His healing restores her fully to life and service.
Overview
Jesus' personal touch and the immediate, complete cure display His power over disease. That she rises and serves shows true healing leads to grateful service. This small miracle pictures the larger restoration Christ brings, freeing people to live and serve in His kingdom.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Acts 9:41He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
- Luke 8:2–3and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;
- Ps 116:12What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
- Ps 103:1–3By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Mark 5:41Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi!” which means, being interpreted, “Girl, I tell you, get up!”
- Mark 15:41who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
- Matt 27:55Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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