Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
- KJV And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
- BSB Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
- NASB And large crowds came to Him bringing with them those who were limping, had impaired limbs, were blind, or were unable to speak, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.
- NLT A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
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Quick answer
Great crowds bring their sick and disabled to Jesus, and he heals them. It matters because it displays his power and compassion over every kind of affliction.
Overview
Multitudes lay the lame, blind, mute, and maimed at Jesus' feet, and he heals them all. The sheer scope of the healings reveals his boundless mercy and authority over disease. This fulfills the messianic hope of restoration described by the prophets (cf. Isaiah 35:5-6). Jesus' compassion here points to the fuller healing of body and soul he secures for his people.
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- Luke 6:17–19He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
- Acts 5:15–16They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.
- Matt 14:35–36When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick;
- Isa 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
- Acts 19:11–12God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
- Ps 103:3who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;
- Mark 1:32–34At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.
- Luke 7:21–22In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.
- Matt 11:4–5Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
- Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,
- Matt 4:23–24Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Mark 6:54–56When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,
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