But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.
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.
- 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.
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Quick answer
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 13:21As 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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