When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Parallel translations
- WEB When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
- BSB When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- NKJV When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
- NASB Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.
- NLT That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.
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Quick answer
That evening many demon-possessed and sick people are brought to Jesus, and he heals them all with a word. His authority over disease and evil spirits is total and effortless.
Overview
As the Sabbath ends and crowds gather, Jesus casts out spirits 'with a word' and heals every sickness, showing his sovereign power over both the spiritual and physical realms. The sheer scope, 'all who were sick,' underscores the abundance of his mercy. These healings reveal the in-breaking of God's kingdom and point to the comprehensive restoration he came to bring.
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- Exod 15:26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
- Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
- Mark 1:32–34And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
- Matt 14:14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
- Matt 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
- Acts 5:15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
- Mark 5:8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
- Acts 19:13–16Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
- Matt 4:23–24And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
- Mark 2:3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
- Matt 9:2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- Mark 1:25–27And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
- Matt 8:33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
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