So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
Parallel translations
- WEB He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
- KJV And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto 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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Jesus touches the woman's hand, the fever leaves, and she immediately gets up to serve him. Healing restores her fully, and her response models grateful service.
Overview
With a simple touch Jesus drives out the fever completely, so that she rises with full strength rather than slow convalescence. Her immediate service illustrates the proper response to Christ's saving grace, restored health used to serve him. The episode pictures the wholeness Christ brings and the life of glad obedience that flows from being touched by him.
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- 2 Kgs 13:21Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
- Luke 8:54But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
- Luke 4:38–39After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
- Mark 1:41Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
- Acts 19:11–13God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- John 12:1–3Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- Matt 20:34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.
- Matt 14:36and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Matt 9:29Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
- Matt 8:3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matt 9:20Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- Isa 6:7And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
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