He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
- BSB So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
- NKJV So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
- NASB And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.
- NLT But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
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- 2 Kgs 13:21As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a band of raiders; and they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
- Luke 8:54But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”
- Luke 4:38–39He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.
- Mark 1:41Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”
- Acts 19:11–13God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
- John 12:1–3Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
- Matt 20:34Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.
- Matt 14:36and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
- Matt 9:29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
- Matt 8:3Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matt 9:20Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;
- Isa 6:7He touched my mouth with it, and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.”
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