Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!
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.
- BSB Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
- ESV Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
- 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.
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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.
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- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Luke 10:9Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, ‘God’s Kingdom has come near to you.’
- Acts 4:30while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”
- Matt 10:1He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
- Acts 20:33–35I coveted no one’s silver, or gold, or clothing.
- Mark 16:18they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- 2 Kgs 5:15–16He returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said, “See now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
- Acts 8:18–23Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
- Acts 5:12–15By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
- Acts 4:9–10if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
- 2 Kgs 5:20–27But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.”
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