Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Parallel translations
- WEB Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.
- KJV Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
- NKJV Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
- NASB Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
- NLT Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!
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Quick answer
Jesus commands the disciples to heal, cleanse, raise the dead, cast out demons, and give freely. Their works confirm the message, offered without charge as grace received.
Overview
The apostles are to perform the same kingdom works as Jesus, authenticating their proclamation through acts of mercy and power. The charge 'freely you received, freely give' grounds their ministry in grace, forbidding profiteering from God's gifts. It models the gospel principle that what God gives without cost his servants must share freely.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Luke 10:9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
- Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
- Matt 10:1And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Acts 20:33–35I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
- Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
- 2 Kgs 5:15–16Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
- Acts 8:18–23When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- Acts 5:12–15The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 4:9–10If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,
- 2 Kgs 5:20–27Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
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