Luke 4:40

At sunset, all who had friends suffering from various diseases took them to Jesus; and he placed his hands on everyone of them and cured them.

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In The King James Version

Now 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.

In Context

39Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to take care of them.

41And even demons came out from many people, screaming ‘You are the Son of God.’ Jesus rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:23Jesus went all through Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people;

Matthew 11:5the blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are made clean and the deaf hear, the dead, too, are raised to life, and the good news is told to the poor.

Mark 1:32In the evening, after sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who were ill or possessed by demons;

Mark 5:23saying, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Please come and place your hands on her so that she may recover and live.”

Mark 6:55hurried over the whole countryside, and began to carry about on mats those who were ill, wherever they heard he was.

Acts 5:15The consequence was that people would bring out their sick even into the streets, and lay them on mattresses and mats, in the hope that, as Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on someone of them.

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:32-44

The Expulsion of a Demon; Christ's Departure from Capernaum. 31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him,… Read the whole commentary →

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