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To make well. The OT provides the proper background for a Christian understanding of the concept of healing. In the OT the basic point is made that God is the healer of his people. In Exodus 15:22-26, after God has delivered his people from Egypt, led them through the sea, and sweetened the water at Marah, he speaks of himself as their “healer.” This refers primarily to physical sustenance, but it points to the more encompassing concept of God sustaining his people in an eternal relationship with himself. In a similar manner, Deuteronomy 32:39 speaks of God as the one who heals. The context in Deuteronomy implies that this healing power derives from the fact that God is God. This concept of God as the healer is echoed throughout the OT by the psalmists (Pss 6:2; 41:4; 103:3) and prophets (Is 19:22; Jer 17:14; Hos 7:1; Zec 11:16).

Show passage in OET: EXO 15:22–26

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22 Then Mosheh (Moses) lead the Israelis away from the Red Sea and they moved into the wilderness at Shur. They went through the wilderness for three days and finally found some water,

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23 but it was so bitter that they couldn’t drink it. So they named that place ‘Marah’ (which means ‘bitter’),

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24 and the people grumbled about Mosheh saying, “So what will we drink then?”

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25 So Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink.
¶ Yahweh made a statue at that place, and a rule, and he tested Mosheh there,

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26 saying, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your god, and you do what’s right in my eyes, and you listen to my commands and you keep all of my laws, then I won’t inflict you with any of the diseases that I put on the Mitsrim (Egyptians), because I’m Yahweh your healer.”

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22 And_ Mosheh _he _led _out DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the_sea _of reed[s] and_they _went _out into the _wilderness _of Shūr and_they _went three _of days in_wilderness and_not they _found water.

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23 And_they _came to_Mārāh and_not they _were _able to_drink waters from_Mārāh if/because were_bitter they therefore yes/correct/thus/so someone _called his/its_name Mārāh.

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24 And_ the_people _they _grumbled on Mosheh to_saying what will _we _drink.

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25 And_he _cried _out to YHWH and_he_showed _him YHWH a _tree and_he _threw_it into the_waters and_ the_waters _they _became _sweet there he _made to_him/it a _decree and_a _custom and_there he_put _it _to _the _test.

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26 And_he/it _said if carefully _(listen) you _will _listen to_sound/voice of_YHWH god _of_your and_the_right in_eyes _of_his you _will _do and_you _will _give _ear to_commands _of_his and_you _will _keep all _of decrees _of_his any _of (the)_sickness which I _put on_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not I _will _put on_you if/because I am_YHWH who_heals _of_you.

Show passage in OET: DEU 32:39

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39 Now you’ll realise that I’m God,
⇔ and that there’s no god other than me.
⇔ I put to death and give life.
⇔ I wound, and I heal,
⇔ and no one can challenge my power,

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39 See now if/because _that I I am_he and_there_is_not a _god with_me I I _put _to _death and_I _restore _to _life I _wound and_I I _heal and_there_is_not from_hand _of_my a _deliverer.

Show passage in OET: PSA 6:2

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2 Be gracious to me, Yahweh, because I’m frail.
⇔ ≈ Heal me, Yahweh, because my bones are aching.

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3  Show_favour _to _me Oh_YHWH if/because am_frail I heal_me Oh_YHWH if/because bones _of_my they _are _disturbed.

Show passage in OET: PSA 41:4

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⇔  4 I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me.
⇔ Heal my soul, because I’ve sinned against you.”

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5  I I _said Oh_YHWH show_favour _to _me heal self _of_my if/because I _have _sinned to/for_you(fs).

Show passage in OET: PSA 103:3

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3 He forgives all your acts of disobedience.
⇔ ≈ He heals you from all your diseases.

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3 Who_forgives to/from_all/each/any/every iniquity _of_your who_heals to/from_all/each/any/every diseases _of_your.

Show passage in OET: ISA 19:22

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22 Then Yahweh will strike Mitsrayim—striking then healing, and they’ll turn to Yahweh and he will take notice of their requests and will heal them.

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22 And_ YHWH _he _will _strike DOM Miʦrayim striking and_healing and_they _will _turn to YHWH and_he _will _be _entreated to/for_them and_he_will _heal _them.

Show passage in OET: JER 17:14

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14 Heal me, Yahweh, and I’ll be healed.
⇔ Rescue me, and I’ll be rescued,
⇔ because you are the one I praise.

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14 Heal_me Oh_YHWH and_I _will _be _healed save_me and_I _will _be _saved if/because praise _of_are_my you.

Show passage in OET: HOS 7:1

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7 Whenever I’d heal Yisrael, Efrayim’s sin is exposed,
⇔ as well as the evil actions of Shomron (Samaria).
⇔ Yes, they’re deceitful, plus thieves break in,
⇔ and a group of raiders robs people in the streets.

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7 Just_as_I _heal (to)_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ the _iniquity _of ʼEfrayim and_the _evil _deeds _of Shomrōn _it _is _revealed if/because they _do falsehood and_a _thief he _comes a _marauding _band it _attacks in_street.

Show passage in OET: ZEC 11:16

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16 because listen, I’m about to set a shepherd in place in the land who won’t care for those who are dying. He won’t seek out the sheep gone missing, nor will he heal the crippled sheep. He won’t feed the sheep that are healthy, but he’ll tear off the hooves of the fattened sheep and eat them for meat.

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16 If/because HERE I am_about _to _raise _up a _shepherd on _the_earth those_which _are_being _destroyed not he _will _visit the _young_man not he _will _seek and_the_one_which _is_maimed not he _will _heal the_one_which_stands _firm not he _will _sustain and_the _flesh _of the _fat_sheep he _will _eat and_hooves _of_their he _will _tear _off.

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The NT significantly emphasizes Jesus as the healer. Mark portrays him as a teacher and healer in his opening account of Jesus’ ministry in Capernaum with the healing of the demoniac, Peter’s mother-in-law, the sick brought to him in the evening, and the leper (Mk 1:21-45). Indeed, healing sickness and casting out demons characterize Jesus’ ministry. Mark presents in rapid succession Jesus’ healing of the paralytic (2:1-12), the man with the withered hand (3:1-6), the multitudes by the sea (vv 7-12), the Gerasene demoniac (5:1-20), the woman with a hemorrhage, and Jairus’s daughter (vv 21-43). Jesus then commissioned the Twelve to proclaim repentance, to cast out demons, and to heal the sick (6:7-13). He himself continued with healings at Gennesaret (vv 53-56), casting out the unclean spirit from the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman (7:24-30), healing the deaf and mute man (vv 31-37), the blind man of Bethsaida (8:22-26), the boy possessed with an evil spirit (9:14-20), and blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52).

Show passage in OET: MRK 2:1–12

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2 When Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went back to Kafarnaoum (Capernaum) after a few days, people soon heard that he was back in the house

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2 and so many people turned up there that there wasn’t any room left—not even in the doorway. Inside, Yeshua was explaining the scriptures to them.

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3 Four men arrived, carrying a paralysed man to Yeshua,

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4 but because of the crowd, they were unable to get close. So they climbed up onto the flat roof, removed a section, and lowered the paralysed man lying on a pallet.

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5 Yeshua, observing their faith, said to the man, “Son, your sins are forgiven!”

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6 But some of the religious teachers were sitting there, thinking to themselves,

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7 “Why’s that fellow talking like that? He’s seriously insulting God. There’s only one who can forgive sins, and that’s God himself.”

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8 Then Yeshua, knowing in his spirit that they were reasoning like that, said to them, “Why are you thinking that to yourselves?

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9 Which is easier: to tell the paralysed man that his sins have been forgiven, or to tell him to pick up his bedding and walk?

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10 But so you all can see that the son of humanity does have authority here on the earth to forgive sins,” he turned and said to the paralysed man,

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11 “Listen. Get up, take your bedding, and go home!”

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12 So the man stood up, and picked up his bedding, and went outside, where everyone saw him and marvelled and praised God saying, “We’ve never seen anything like that happen before!”

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2 And having _come _in again into Kafarnaʼoum through days, it _was _heard that he _is in the_house.

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2 And many were _gathered _together so _that no _longer to _be _having _room, not even which at the door, and he _was _speaking the message to _them.

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3 And they _are _coming bringing a_paralytic to him, being _carried by four.

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4 And not being _able to _bring to _him because _of the crowd, they _unroofed the roof where he _was, and having _dug_ it _out, they _are _lowering the pallet where the paralytic was _lying.

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5 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _seen the faith of _them, he _is _saying to _the paralytic:
Child, the sins of _you have _been _forgiven.

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6 But some of _the scribes were there, sitting and reasoning in the hearts of _them,

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7 Why is_ this man _speaking thus?
He _is _slandering.
Who is _able to _be _forgiving sins, except not/lest one, the god?

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8 And the Yaʸsous immediately having _known in _the spirit of _him that they _are _reasoning thus in themselves, he _is _saying to _them:
Why these things you _all _are _reasoning in the hearts of _you _all?

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9 Which is easier, to _say to _the paralytic:
The sins have _been _forgiven to _you.
or to _say:
Be _raising and take _up the pallet of _you and be _walking?

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10 But in _order _that you _all _may _have _known that the son of_ the _man is _having authority on the earth to _be _forgiving sins, (he _is _saying to _the paralytic),

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11 To _you I _am _saying, be _raising, take _up the pallet of _you, and be _going to the home of _you.

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12 And he _was _raised, and immediately having _taken _up the pallet, he _came _out before all so _as all to _be _marvelling and to _be _glorifying the god saying, that We_ never _saw thus.

Show passage in OET: MRK 3:1–6

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3 Again at another time, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went into the Jewish meeting hall and there was a man there with a curled-up hand.

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2 The religious leaders there were watching him closely to see if he would heal the man on the rest day, and then if he did, they would have a case against him.

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3 Then Yeshua said to the man with the flawed hand, “Stand up there in the middle.”

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4 And he asked the leaders, “Is it allowable to do good on the rest day, or only to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t reply.

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5 After angrily looking around at them, grieving at their complete lack of compassion, he told the man, “Open up your hand!” The man stretched out his fingers, and his hand became totally normal.

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6 But the Farisaios quickly left, and meeting with King Herodes’s (Herod) supporters, they conspired to kill Yeshua.

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3 And he _came _in again into the_synagogue, and a_man was there having the hand having _been _withered.

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2 And they _were _watching_ him _closely, whether he _will _be _healing him on _the days _of _rest, in _order _that they _may _accuse against _him.

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3 And he _is _saying to _the man which having the withered hand:
Be _raising in the midst.

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4 And he _is _saying to _them:
Is _it _permitting on _the days _of _rest to _do _good or to _do _evil, to _save life or to _kill _off?
But they were _keeping _silent.

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5 And having _looked _around them with anger, grieving at the hardening of _the heart of _them, he _is _saying to _the man:
Stretch _out the hand of _you.
And he _stretched _out it, and the hand of _him was _restored.

OET-LV MRK 3:6

6 And the Farisaios_party having _come _out, immediately they _produced counsel with the supporters _of _Haʸrōdaʸs against him, so _that they _may _destroy him.

Show passage in OET: MRK 3:7–12

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7 After that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) withdrew towards the lake with his apprentices as well as a huge crowd of people from the regions of both Galil and down in Yehudah (Judea),

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8 along with others from Yerushalem (Jerusalem), Idoumaia, from across the Yarden (Jordan) River, and from up near Tsor (Tyre) and Tsidon (Sidon). That huge crowd came because they had heard about the amazing things he had done.

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9 So Yeshua asked his apprentices to organise a small boat to be there for him so he wouldn’t be cramped by the press of the crowd.

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10 ⇔Virtually anyone who had any physical issues was pressing towards him to touch him, because he had already healed so many.

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11 And the demons, whenever they saw Yeshua, they fell to their knees on the ground in front of him and yelled out, “You are God’s son!”

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12 However he regularly warned them not to reveal who he was.

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7 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) withdrew to the sea with the apprentices/followers of _him, and a_great multitude from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) and from the Youdaia followed,

OET-LV MRK 3:8

8 and from Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and from the Idoumaia, and beyond the Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn), and around Turos/(Tsor) and Sidōn/(Tsīdōn), a_ great _multitude hearing as _much _as he _was _doing, came to him.

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9 And he _told to _the apprentices/followers of _him that a_little _boat may _be _continuing with _him because _of the crowd, in _order _that they _may_ not _be _crowding him.

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10 For/Because he _healed many, so _that as _many _as were _having afflictions to _be _pressing _on on _him, in _order _that may _touch against _him.

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11 And the the unclean spirits, whenever they _were _observing him, they _were _falling _before to _him and were _crying _out saying, that You are the son of_ the _god.

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12 And he _was _warning much to _them that they _may_ not _make him manifest.

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:7–13

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7 Then he called his twelve apprentices and started sending them out in pairs and giving them authority over demons.

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8 He insisted that they can carry a walking stick, but not to take food, a backpack, or money.

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9 They could wear one pair of sandals, but not take changes of clothes,

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10 and he told them, “Whenever you’re invited into a home, stay at that one place until you all leave that town.

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11 But if any places don’t want you or don’t want to hear what you have to say, just leave that place. As you go, shake the dust off your sandals so they can see that you pass the responsibility of your leaving, onto them.”

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12 So the apprentices went off and started telling people to repent.

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13 In addition, they drove out many demons, and anointed many sick people with olive oil and healed them.

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7 And he _is _calling _to the twelve, and began to _be _sending_ them _out two by _two, and was _giving authority to _them over _the the unclean spirits.

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8 And he _commanded to _them that they _may _be _taking _away nothing for journey, except only not/lest a_staff, not bread, not a_knapsack, not money in the belt,

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9 but having _tied _on sandals, and you _all _may_ not _dress _in two tunics.

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10 And he _was _saying to _them:
Wherever if you _all _may _come _in into a_house, be _remaining there until wishfully you _all _may _come _out from _there.

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11 And whatever wishfully place may_ not _receive you _all, nor may _they _hear from _you _all, going _out from _there, shake _off the dust which beneath the feet of _you _all for a_testimony to _them.

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12 And having _come _out, they _proclaimed that they _may _be _repenting.

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13 And they _were _casting _out many demons, and they _were _anointing many sick with _olive _oil and they _were _healing them.

Show passage in OET: MRK 6:53–56

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53 After completing their crossing, they anchored at Gennaisaret.

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54 When they got out of the boat, again people recognised Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus)

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55 and ran around that region, so next minute people began bringing all of those who were sick, carrying them on pallets to wherever they heard that Yeshua was.

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56 After that, whenever Yeshua entered villages or cities, or fields or marketplaces, they laid the sick down there and were imploring him that they might even just touch the edge of his robe, and anyone who did so was healed.

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53 And having _crossed _over to the land, they _came to Gennaʸsaret and were _anchored.

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54 And of _them on _having _come _out out _of the boat, immediately having _recognised him,

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55 ran _around all the that country, and they _began to _be _carrying _about on the pallets the ones having sickly, where they _were _hearing that he _is.

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56 And wherever wishfully he _was _entering _in into villages, or into cities, or into fields, in the marketplaces they _were _laying the ones ailing, and they _were _imploring him that they _may _touch even _if against _the fringe of _the garment of _him, and as _many _as wishfully touched against _him were _being _healed.

Show passage in OET: MRK 7:24–30

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24 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) left that place and went up north into the regions of Tsor (Tyre) and Tsidon (Sidon). He tried to enter a house without being noticed but didn’t succeed,

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25 and straight away a woman who had heard about him turned up. She knelt in front of him because she had a young daughter who was demon-possessed.

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26 The woman was Greek from Foinikai in Aram (Syria), and she begged Yeshua to command the demon to leave her daughter.

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27 “Let the Jewish children be treated first,” he told her, “because it’s not good to take the children’s food and give it to the household dogs.”

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28 “Yes, master,” she responded, “but the puppies under the table do get to eat the little crumbs that the children drop.”

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29 “Ha, go home now” he answered, “As a result of how you just spoke, the demon has already left your daughter.”

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30 And when she got home, the demon had indeed gone and the young girl was lying quietly on her bed.

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24 And from _there having _risen _up, he _went _away into the regions of _Turos/(Tsor) and Sidōn/(Tsīdōn).
And having _come _in into the_house, he _was _wanting no _one to _know, but was_ not _able to _escape _notice.

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25 But immediately a_woman having _heard about him, of _whom the little _daughter was _having of _her an_ unclean _spirit having _come, fell _before at the feet of _him.

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26 And the woman was Hellaʸn, from _Foinikaʸ _in _Suria the by _descent, and she _was _asking him that he _may _throw _out the demon out _of the daughter of _her.

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27 And he _was _saying to _her:
Allow the children to _be _satisfied first, because/for it _is not good to _take the bread of _the children, and to _throw it to _the little _dogs.

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28 And she answered and is _saying to _him:
Yes, master, even the little _dogs beneath the table are _eating of the little _crumbs of _the little _children.

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29 And he _said to _her:
Because _of this the message be _going, the demon, has _come _out out _of the daughter of _you.

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30 And having _gone _away to the home of _her, she _found the demon having _come _out and the little _child having _been _laid on the bed.

Show passage in OET: MRK 7:31–37

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31 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) left the Tsor (Tyre) region, passed through Tsidon (Sidon), and came down the eastern side of Galil Lake to the Dekapolis region.

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32 The people there brought a man to him who couldn’t hear or speak, and asked Yeshua to heal him.

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33 So Yeshua took the man back away from the crowd, put his fingers in the man’s ears, then he spat and touched the man’s tongue.

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34 Looking up to the sky, he sighed and said, “Open up!”

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35 Then the man could hear, and his tongue was released and he began to speak properly.

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36 Then Yeshua advised that they shouldn’t tell anyone, but the more he said that, the more they seemed to spread it around.

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37 The crowds were totally amazed, saying, “He can do anything—he makes the deaf able to hear, and enables those who couldn’t speak.”

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31 And back having _come _out from the regions of _Turos, he _came through Sidōn to the sea of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl), among the_midst of _the regions of _Dekapolis.

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32 And they _are _bringing a_deaf and speech _impaired man to _him, and they _are _imploring him that he _may _lay _on his hand on _him.

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33 And having _taken_ him _back from the crowd by himself, he _put the fingers of _him to the ears of _him, and having _spat, touched against _the tongue of _him,

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34 and having _looked _up to the sky, he _groaned and is _saying to _him:
Effatha/(Fətaḩ), that is:
Be _opened _up.

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35 And the ears of _him were _opened _up, and the bond of _the tongue of _him was _untied/released, and he _was _speaking correctly.

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36 And he _instructed to _them that they _may _be _telling to _no _one.
But as _much _as was _instructing to _them, they were _proclaiming it more more _abundantly.

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37 And they _were _being_ exceedingly _astonished saying:
He _has _done all things well, he _is _making both the deaf to _be _hearing and the_mute to _be _speaking.

Show passage in OET: MRK 8:22–26

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22 As they entered Beyt-Tsayda, the people brought a blind man to Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked him to touch him.

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23 So Yeshua took the man’s hand and led him out of the village. Then he spat in his eyes, placed his hands on him, and asked him, “Can you see anything?”

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24 The man looked around and answered, “I can see the people, but they just look like trees.”

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25 Yeshua touched the man’s eyes again and then he could see clearly—he was now completely better.

OET-RV MRK 8:26

26 Then Yeshua told him not to go back into the village but to go straight home.

OET-LV MRK 8:22

22 And they _are _coming to Baʸthsaida, and they _are _bringing a_blind man to _him, and they _are _imploring him that he _may _touch against _him.

OET-LV MRK 8:23

23 And having _taken _hold of _the hand of _the blind man, he _brought_ him _out out of _the village, and having _spat in the eyes of _him, having _laid _on the hands on _him, he _was _asking him:
- Are _you _seeing anything?

OET-LV MRK 8:24

24 And having _looked _up he _was _saying:
I _am _seeing the people, because I _am _seeing them walking as trees.

OET-LV MRK 8:25

25 Thereafter again he _laid _on the hands on the eyes of _him, and he _saw _clearly and he _restored him and he _was _looking _at all things clearly.

OET-LV MRK 8:26

26 And he _sent_ him _out to the_home of _him saying:
You _may_ not _come _in into the village.

Show passage in OET: MRK 9:14–20

OET-RV MRK 9:14

14 When they got back to his other followers, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) saw that they were surrounded by a large crowd and the religious teachers were debating with them.

OET-RV MRK 9:15

15 The crowd were very surprised when they noticed Yeshua and came running to greet him.

OET-RV MRK 9:16

16 He asked them, “What were you all arguing with them about?”

OET-RV MRK 9:17

17 One of the people answered, “Teacher, I brought my son here—he has a demon that prevents him from speaking.

OET-RV MRK 9:18

18 Whenever it takes hold of him, it attacks him and he starts foaming at the mouth and grating his teeth and his joints lock up. I tried to get your followers to command it to leave but they couldn’t.”

OET-RV MRK 9:19

19 “You’re a faithless generation,” Yeshua replied. “How much longer will I have to be here? How much longer can I tolerate you all? Bring him here.”

OET-RV MRK 9:20

20 So they brought the boy to him. When he saw Yeshua, the demon immediately caused him to have convulsions and fall on the ground—rolling over and foaming at the mouth.

OET-LV MRK 9:14

14 And having _come to the apprentices/followers, he _saw a_ great _crowd around them, and the_scribes debating with with _them.

OET-LV MRK 9:15

15 And immediately all the crowd having _seen him were _greatly _amazed, and running _up they _were _greeting him.

OET-LV MRK 9:16

16 And he _asked them:
What are _you _all _debating with them?

OET-LV MRK 9:17

17 And one out _of the crowd answered to _him:
Teacher, I _brought the son of _me to you, having a_ mute _spirit.

OET-LV MRK 9:18

18 And wherever it _may _grasp if him, it _is _attacking him, and he _is _foaming and is _grating his teeth and is _being _paralysed.
And I _told to _the apprentices/followers of _you that they _may _throw_ it _out, and they_ not _prevailed.

OET-LV MRK 9:19

19 And he answering to _them is _saying:
Oh unbelieving generation.
Until when will_ I _be with you _all?
Until when ˓will˒_I _be _tolerating of _you _all?
Be _bringing him to me.

OET-LV MRK 9:20

20 And they _brought him to him.
And having _seen him, the spirit immediately threw_ him _into _convulsions, and having _fallen on the ground, he _was _rolling foaming.

Show passage in OET: MRK 10:46–52

OET-RV MRK 10:46

46 They arrived at Yeriho (Jericho), and then when Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and his apprentices were leaving again with a large crowd following, they came across blind Bar -Timaios (Grk. Bartimaios) (Timaios’ son) sitting beside the path begging.

OET-RV MRK 10:47

47 When he heard that it was Yeshua from Nazaret going past, he yelled out, “Yeshua, promised descendant of David, help me please.”

OET-RV MRK 10:48

48 When several people told him to stop, he just yelled out even louder, “Yeshua, promised descendant of David, please help me.”

OET-RV MRK 10:49

49 Then Yeshua stopped and got the people to call the blind man. So they called him, “Hey, be confident! Get up and come because he’s called for you.”

OET-RV MRK 10:50

50 So Bar -Timaios threw off his jacket, jumped up, and was led to Yeshua.

OET-RV MRK 10:51

51 “Now, what do you want me to do for you?” Yeshua asked.
¶ “My teacher, I’d like to be able to see,” Bar-Timaios replied.

OET-RV MRK 10:52

52 “Okay, off you go then,” Yeshua responded. “Your faith has saved you.”
¶ Immediately Bar -Timaios was able to see, and followed along the path after Yeshua.

OET-LV MRK 10:46

46 And they _are _coming to Yeriⱪō/(Yərīḩō).
And him and the apprentices/followers of _him and a_ large _crowd going _out from Yeriⱪō, Bartimaios blind beggar, the a_son of _Timaios, was _sitting beside the road.

OET-LV MRK 10:47

47 And having _heard that it _is Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the from _Nazaret, he _began to _be _crying _out and to _be _saying, son of _Dawid/(Dāvid), Yaʸsous, show _mercy to _me.

OET-LV MRK 10:48

48 And many were _warning to _him that he _may _keep _silent, but he was _crying _out by _much more:
son of _Dawid, show _mercy to _me.

OET-LV MRK 10:49

49 And the Yaʸsous having _stopped said:
Call him.
And they _are _calling the blind man, saying to _him:
Be _having _courage, be _raising, he _is _calling you.

OET-LV MRK 10:50

50 And he, having _thrown _away the coat of _him, having _jumped _up came to the Yaʸsous.

OET-LV MRK 10:51

51 And the Yaʸsous answering to _him said:
What are _you _wanting I _may _do for _you?
And the blind man said to _him:
My _teacher, that I _may _receive _sight.

OET-LV MRK 10:52

52 And the Yaʸsous said to _him:
Be _going, the faith of _you has _saved you.
And immediately he _received _sight, and was _following after _him on the way.

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Certainly healing is an important aspect of Jesus’ ministry. The healings expressed not only his compassion for those suffering but also constituted a revelation of his person. This is brought out by the climactic statement of Jesus in healing the paralytic: “that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Mk 2:10, rsv). It also seems that Mark intended his readers to understand that the healing of the deaf and mute man (7:31-37) and the blind man of Bethsaida (8:22-26) symbolize the awakening of spiritual understanding in the disciples of who Jesus is. It is also significant that Mark has placed the healing of Bartimaeus (10:46-52) immediately after Jesus’ third announcement of his own coming death (vv 32-34) and the disciples’ third failure to understand that his being the Messiah entailed the necessity of suffering (vv 35-45).

Show passage in OET: MRK 2:10

OET-RV MRK 2:10

10 But so you all can see that the son of humanity does have authority here on the earth to forgive sins,” he turned and said to the paralysed man,

OET-LV MRK 2:10

10 But in _order _that you _all _may _have _known that the son of_ the _man is _having authority on the earth to _be _forgiving sins, (he _is _saying to _the paralytic),

Show passage in OET: MRK 10:32–34

OET-RV MRK 10:32

32 They were heading south on their way to Yerushalem (Jerusalem) with Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) in front, and his followers were a bit surprised and a bit scared. Yeshua took the twelve aside, and started telling them what was going to happen to him,

OET-RV MRK 10:33

33 “We’re on our way down to Yerushalem and the son of humanity will be turned over to the chief priests and the religious teachers, and they’ll sentence him to be executed and hand him over to the non-Jews.

OET-RV MRK 10:34

34 Then they’ll ridicule him and spit on him before they beat him and execute him, but he’ll come back to life again in three days time.”

OET-LV MRK 10:32

32 And they _were on the way going _up to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and the Yaʸsous was going _before them, and they _were _being _amazed, and they following were _fearing.
And having _taken the twelve back, he _began to _be _telling to _them the things going to _be _happening to _him.

OET-LV MRK 10:33

33 That Behold, we _are _going _up to Hierousalaʸm, and the son of_ the _man will _be _being _given _over to _the chief _priests and the scribes, and they _will _be _condemning him to _death, and they _will _be _giving_ him _over to _the pagans.

OET-LV MRK 10:34

34 And they _will _be _mocking at _him, and they _will _be _spitting on _him, and they _will _be _flogging him, and they _will _be _killing _off, and after three days he _will _be _rising _up.

Show passage in OET: MRK 10:35–45

OET-RV MRK 10:35

35 Then Zavday’s (Grk. Zebedaios) two sons, Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes), approached Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and asked, “Teacher, we’d like to ask a favour from you—please don’t disappoint us.”

OET-RV MRK 10:36

36 “What do you want from me?” Yeshua asked.

OET-RV MRK 10:37

37 They answered, “Allow us two to sit beside you in heaven—one of us on each side of you.”

OET-RV MRK 10:38

38 “You don’t even understand what you’re asking for,” Yeshua replied. “Do you think you could endure the suffering that I have to go through? Or to be enveloped in the darkness that I have to go down into?”

OET-RV MRK 10:39

39 “Sure we can,” they replied.
¶ “And indeed you all will suffer like me and be enveloped in darkness like I will be,” responded Yeshua,

OET-RV MRK 10:40

40 “but as for deciding who will sit next to me, that’s not my decision to make because it’s already been decided.”

OET-RV MRK 10:41

41 When the ten other apprentices heard what those two had asked for, they were upset at Ya’akov (Jacob) and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes).

OET-RV MRK 10:42

42 But Yeshua called them over, “Listen, in most countries their rulers boss the people around and their leaders exert their authority over them.

OET-RV MRK 10:43

43 But it doesn’t work like that with you—anyone of you who wants to be honoured must serve the others,

OET-RV MRK 10:44

44 and anyone who wants to become the most respected has to work like a slave does.

OET-RV MRK 10:45

45 Even the son of humanity didn’t come to be served, but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom to set many people free.”

OET-LV MRK 10:35

35 And Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and Yōannaʸs the two sons of _Zebedaios are _approaching to _him, saying to _him:
Teacher, we _are _wanting that whatever if we _may _request you, you _may _do for _us.

OET-LV MRK 10:36

36 And he said to _them:
What are _you _all _wanting me I _may _do for _you _all?

OET-LV MRK 10:37

37 And they said to _him:
Give to _us, that we _may _sit _down in with _the glory of _you, one on the_right and one on the_left of _you.

OET-LV MRK 10:38

38 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _them:
You _all _have_ not _known what you _all _are _requesting.
Are _you _all _being _able to _drink the cup which I am _drinking, or to _be _immersed the immersion which I am _being _immersed?

OET-LV MRK 10:39

39 And they said to _him:
We _are _being _able.
And the Yaʸsous said to _them:
The cup which I am _drinking, you _all _will _be _drinking, and the immersion which I am _being _immersed, you _all _will _be _being _immersed,

OET-LV MRK 10:40

40 but which to _sit _down on the_right or on the_left of _me, is not mine to _give, but for _whom it _has _been _prepared.

OET-LV MRK 10:41

41 And having _heard, the ten began to _be _resenting about Yakōbos and Yōannaʸs.

OET-LV MRK 10:42

42 And having _called _to them, the Yaʸsous is _saying to _them:
You _all _have _known that the ones supposing to _be _ruling over _the pagans are _exercising _mastership over _them, and the great ones of _them are _exercising _authority over _them.

OET-LV MRK 10:43

43 But it _is not thus among you _all, but whoever wishfully may _be _wanting to _become great among you _all, will _be servant of _you _all,

OET-LV MRK 10:44

44 and whoever wishfully may _be _wanting to _be first among you _all, will _be slave of _all.

OET-LV MRK 10:45

45 For/Because even the son of_ the _man came not to _be _served, but to _serve and to _give the life of _him as_a_ransom for many.

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Jump to OET MRK 10:32–34 section.

Jump to OET MRK 10:35–45 section.

Matthew also portrays Jesus as teaching, preaching, and healing (Mt 4:23-25), and parallels the accounts in Mark, except for the healing of the demoniac in the synagogue (Mk 1:23-28) and the blind man of Bethsaida (8:22-26). However, according to his special purpose and structure, Matthew has placed many of Jesus’ healings together in a “mighty works” section (Mt 8–9 OET MAT 8:1–34 · OET MAT 9:1–38), complementing the “great words” (“sermon”) section (chs 5–7 OET MAT 5:1–48 · OET MAT 6:1–34 · OET MAT 7:1–29). Matthew views Jesus’ healings as directly fulfilling the OT, as he states in 8:17. The unique way in which the healings of 8:16 are spoken of as fulfilling Isaiah 53:4 seems to indicate that Jesus’ power over sickness derives in some way from his death for sin, which was to be accomplished at the end of his ministry.

Show passage in OET: MAT 4:23–25

OET-RV MAT 4:23

23 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) went around all of Galil, teaching in their Jewish meeting halls (Grk. synagogues) and announcing the good message about the kingdom, and healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses,

OET-RV MAT 4:24

24 and the news about this went all the way up to Aram (Syria). So they brought all their sick and diseased people to him, as well as those who were suffering or demon-possessed, along with those who had seizures or were paralysed, and Yeshua healed them.

OET-RV MAT 4:25

25 Large crowds from Galil and Dekapolis and Yerushalem (Jerusalem), and from all of Yehudah (Judea) and even beyond the Yarden (Jordan) River, followed after Yeshua.

OET-LV MAT 4:23

23 And the Yaʸsous he _was _going _around in all the Galilaia/(Gālīl), teaching in the synagogues of _them, and proclaiming the good _message of _the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

OET-LV MAT 4:24

24 And the report of _him went _away into all the Suria/(ʼArām).
And they _brought to _him all the ones sickly, having with _various diseases, and being _gripped _with with _torments, being _demon _possessed, and being _epileptic, and paralytic, and he _healed them.

OET-LV MAT 4:25

25 And great crowds followed after _him from the Galilaia, and the_Dekapolis, and Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), and Youdaia, and beyond the Yordanaʸs/(Yardēn).

Show passage in OET: MRK 1:23–28

OET-RV MRK 1:23

23 Then a demon-possessed man in the meeting hall suddenly yelled out,

OET-RV MRK 1:24

24 “What are we to you, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) of Nazaret (Nazareth)? You’ve come to destroy us. I know that you’re God’s holy one.”

OET-RV MRK 1:25

25 But Yeshua scolded it, saying, “Keep quiet!”, and, “Come out of him!”

OET-RV MRK 1:26

26 Then the demon threw the man into a convulsion, cried out loudly, and left him.

OET-RV MRK 1:27

27 Everyone was astounded and asked each other, “What just happened? We haven’t heard anything like this before—he has authority to command demons, and they obey him!”

OET-RV MRK 1:28

28 So then the news about Yeshua spread all over that entire Galil region.

OET-LV MRK 1:23

23 And immediately a_man with an_ unclean _spirit was in the synagogue of _them, and he _cried _out

OET-LV MRK 1:24

24 saying:
What to _us and to _you, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) Nazaraʸnos?
You _came to _destroy us?
I _have _known who you are, the holy one of_ the _god.

OET-LV MRK 1:25

25 And the Yaʸsous gave _rebuke to _him saying:
Be _silenced and come _out out _of him.

OET-LV MRK 1:26

26 And the the unclean spirit having _convulsed him and having _called with_a_ loud _voice, it _came _out from him.

OET-LV MRK 1:27

27 And all were _amazed, so _as to _be _debating them saying:
What is this?
A_ new _teaching, he _is _commanding even to _the the unclean spirits with authority, and they _are _submitting to _him.

OET-LV MRK 1:28

28 And the report of _him came _out immediately everywhere into all the surrounding _region of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl).

Show passage in OET: MAT 8:17

OET-RV MAT 8:17

17 This fulfilled what the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) had written: ‘He took our sickness and bore our diseases.’

OET-LV MAT 8:17

17 so _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken by Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) the prophet saying:
Himself took the sicknesses of _us and bore the diseases.

Show passage in OET: MAT 8:16

OET-RV MAT 8:16

16 In the evening, the people brought many who were possessed by evil spirits, and Yeshua drove out the spirits with a command and healed all the sick people.

OET-LV MAT 8:16

16 And having _become evening, they _brought many to _him being _demon _possessed, and he _throw _out the spirits by_a_message, and he _healed all the ones being sickly,

Show passage in OET: ISA 53:4

OET-RV ISA 53:4

⇔  4 Despite that, he’s borne our sicknesses
⇔ ≈ and carried our pains.
⇔ We thought that he’d been struck down by God—
⇔ ≈ attacked and made to suffer.

OET-LV ISA 53:4

4 Nevertheless sicknesses _of_our he he _bore and_pains _of_our he_carried _them and_we we_considered _him stricken struck _of god and_afflicted.

Jump to OET MAT 4:23–25 section.

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Jump to OET MAT 8:17 section.

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It is also interesting that Matthew, in relating Jesus’ healing of the multitudes by the sea (Mt 12:15-21; cf. Mk 3:7-12), cites Isaiah 42:1-4. This OT passage speaks of God’s servant anointed with the Spirit to proclaim justice to the nations. As used by Matthew, the quotation explains why Jesus commanded those healed not to make him known. Jesus did not want too much publicity about himself to thwart God’s plan for him as the Suffering Servant who was to bring salvation to the nations. This action demonstrates that Jesus’ healings are revelations of his person. Again another quotation from Isaiah (6:9-10) in Matthew 13:14-15 brings out the fact that healing is understood primarily in the spiritual sense of hearing Jesus’ proclamation of the kingdom of God.

Show passage in OET: MAT 12:15–21

OET-RV MAT 12:15

15 Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) knew what they were trying to do, so he left that place. A lot of people followed along after him, and he healed them all

OET-RV MAT 12:16

16 but warned them not to reveal who he was,

OET-RV MAT 12:17

17 in order to fulfil what the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) had written:

OET-RV MAT 12:18

18 ‘See my servant who I chose,
⇔ the one I dearly love and who my soul takes pleasure in.
⇔ I will place my spirit on him
⇔ and he will bring justice to the nations.

OET-RV MAT 12:19

19 He won’t be arguing or yelling out,
⇔ and no one on the roads will hear his voice.

OET-RV MAT 12:20

20 He won’t break off a bruised reed,
⇔ and certainly won’t extinguish a smoldering wick,
⇔ before he sends justice forward into victory.

OET-RV MAT 12:21

21 The other nations will put their hope in his name and authority.’

OET-LV MAT 12:15

15 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _known, withdrew from _there.
And great followed after _him, and he _healed them all,

OET-LV MAT 12:16

16 and he _warned to _them that they _may_ not _make him manifest.

OET-LV MAT 12:17

17 In _order _that the message may _be _fulfilled having _been _spoken by Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) the prophet saying,

OET-LV MAT 12:18

18 Behold, the servant of _me whom I _chose, the beloved of _me whom the soul of _me took _pleasure I _will _be _putting the spirit of _me on him, and he _will _be _reporting justice to _the pagans.

OET-LV MAT 12:19

19 He_˓will˒_ not _be _quarrelling, nor will _be _crying _out, nor ˓will˒_ anyone _be _hearing the voice of _him in the roads.

OET-LV MAT 12:20

20 By _no _means he _will _be _breaking a_reed having _been _bruised, and by _no _means he _will _be _extinguishing a_wick being _smouldering, until wishfully he _may _send _forth the justice to victory.

OET-LV MAT 12:21

21 And the_pagans will _be _hoping in _the name of _him.

Show passage in OET: ISA 42:1–4

OET-RV ISA 42:1

42 Look, here’s my servant who I support—my chosen one who I’m pleased with.
⇔ ≈ I’ve put my spirit onto him. He’ll bring justice to the nations.

OET-RV ISA 42:2

2 He won’t cry out or lift up his head.
⇔ ≈ and he won’t make his voice heard in the streets.

OET-RV ISA 42:3

3 He won’t break a crushed reed
⇔ ≈ and nor will he extinguish a dim oil-lamp.
⇔ He will faithfully bring justice to the people.

OET-RV ISA 42:4

4 He won’t grow dim or be crushed
⇔ before he’s established justice in the world,
⇔ and while the islands wait for his instructions.

OET-LV ISA 42:1

42 HERE servant _of_my whom_I _support in/on/over_him/it one _of_my _chosen self _of_my whom_it _is _pleased _with I _have _put my_breath/wind/spirit on/upon/above_him/it justice to_nations he _will _bring _forth.

OET-LV ISA 42:2

2 Not he _will _cry _out and_not he _will _lift _up and_not he _will _make _heard in_street voice _of_his.

OET-LV ISA 42:3

3 A _reed crushed not he _will _break and_a _wick dim not he_will _extinguish _it to_faithfulness he _will _bring _forth justice.

OET-LV ISA 42:4

4 Not he _will _grow _dim and_not he _will _be _crushed until he _will _establish on _the_earth justice and_for_instruction _of_his islands they _will _wait.

Show passage in OET: ISA 6:9–10

OET-RV ISA 6:9

9 Then he said,
⇔ “Go and tell that nation:
⇔ ‘Listen closely, but don’t understand,
⇔ and see clearly, but don’t perceive.’

OET-RV ISA 6:10

10 Fatten the heart of this people,
⇔ ≈ and dull its ears and dim its eyes.
⇔ Otherwise it might see with its eyes
⇔ ≈ and hear with its ears
⇔ and understand with its heart,
⇔ → and turn and be healed.”

OET-LV ISA 6:9

9 And_he/it _said go and_you _will _say to_people the_this hear continually _(hear) and_do _not understand and_see continually _(see) and_do _not perceive.

OET-LV ISA 6:10

10 Make _fat the _heart _of the _people the_this and_ears _of_its make _heavy and_eyes _of_its seal _over lest it _should _see with_eyes _of_its and_with_ears _of_its it _will _hear and_heart _of_its it _will _understand and_it _will _return and_someone _will _heal to_him/it.

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:14–15

OET-RV MAT 13:14

14 and so the prophecy written by (Isaiah) is being fulfilled:
⇔ ‘When you listen you will hear, but you certainly won’t understand,
⇔ and when you look you will see, but you certainly won’t perceive anything,

OET-RV MAT 13:15

15 because these people’s hearts are insensitive, and they can barely hear with their ears,
⇔ and they shut their eyes so they can’t see with them.
⇔ Otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,
⇔ and understand with their heart, and then return to me, and then I would heal them.’

OET-LV MAT 13:14

14 And the prophecy of _Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) is _being _fulfilled to _them which saying:
With _hearing you _all _will _be _hearing but by _no _means you _all _may_ not _understand, and seeing you _all _will _be _seeing but by _no _means you _all _may_ not _perceive.

OET-LV MAT 13:15

15 For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _the ears, and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _the eyes, and they _may _hear with _the ears, and they _may _understand with _the heart, and they _may _return and I _will _be _healing them.

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Jump to OET ISA 42:1–4 section.

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Luke, like Matthew and Mark, portrays Jesus preaching and healing. After the account of the birth of John and Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist, Luke presents Jesus preaching in Nazareth (Lk 4:16-30). Here, in the synagogue of his hometown, Jesus himself, using a quotation from Isaiah 61:1-2, affirms that the Spirit has anointed him to proclaim good news and to announce release for the captives and a recovery of sight for the blind (Lk 4:18). The healing aspect of Jesus’ ministry occupies an important place in the rest of the book of Luke. Indeed, Luke has all the healing incidents noted by Mark, except for those in Mark 6:45–8:26 OET MRK 6:45–56 · OET MRK 7:1–37 · OET MRK 8:1–26. However, Luke’s opening scene in Nazareth seems to underscore that Jesus’ healing is to be understood, not as merely expressing Jesus’ compassion for the needy, but primarily as a sign of the arrival of the kingdom of God as promised in the Scriptures.

Show passage in OET: ISA 61:1–2

OET-RV ISA 61:1

61 My master, Yahweh’s spirit is on me
⇔ ≈ because Yahweh has chosen me
⇔ → to bring good news to those who are suffering.
⇔ He’s sent me to bandage up the brokenhearted,
⇔ to decree freedom for those taken captive,
⇔ ≈ and to liberate those who are chained up.

OET-RV ISA 61:2

2 He’s sent me to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favour,
⇔ and a day of our god’s vengeance,
⇔ and to comfort all those who mourn.

OET-LV ISA 61:1

61 The _spirit _of my_master YHWH is_on_me because YHWH he _has _anointed DOM_me to_bear _news humble_people he_has _sent _me to_bind _up (to)_those_broken _of heart to_call to_those_taken _captive liberty and_to_prisoners opening opening.

OET-LV ISA 61:2

2 To_call a _year _of favour to/for_YHWH and_a _day _of vengeance of_god _of_our to_comfort all _of mourners.

Show passage in OET: LUK 4:18

OET-RV LUK 4:18

18 “Yahweh’s spirit is on me,
⇔ because he has chosen and equipped me
⇔ to preach the good message to the poor.
⇔ He has sent me out to proclaim freedom for captives
⇔ and to restore sight to the blind,
⇔ and for the oppressed to experience freedom.

OET-LV LUK 4:18

18 The_spirit of_the_master is on me, of _which on _account he _anointed me to _good _message _preach to_the_poor, he _has _sent_ me _out to _proclaim forgiveness to _captives, and regained _sight to_the_blind, having _been _oppressed to _send _out in forgiveness,

Jump to OET ISA 61:1–2 section.

Jump to OET LUK 4:18 section.

This emphasis may be seen in the distinctively Lukan account of the commissioning of the 72 disciples (Lk 10:1-12), where Jesus instructs them to heal the sick in any city they enter and announce to the people there that the kingdom of God has come near to them (vv 8-9).

Show passage in OET: LUK 10:1–12

OET-RV LUK 10:1

10 After all this, the master appointed seventy-two others and he sent them out in pairs to go ahead of him to every town and village that he would pass through.

OET-RV LUK 10:2

2 He told them, “There’s a large harvest ready, but there’s only a few workers. So ask the owner of the crop to send out more workers to help with his harvest.

OET-RV LUK 10:3

3 So get moving—see, I’m sending you out like lambs with wolves all around.

OET-RV LUK 10:4

4 Don’t take a wallet or backpack or spare sandals, and don’t greet people on the road.

OET-RV LUK 10:5

5 “Whenever you’re welcomed into a home, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

OET-RV LUK 10:6

6 And if there’s someone there worthy of peace, then your peace will rest on that home, but if not, your peace will return to you.

OET-RV LUK 10:7

7 Then stay in that same house and eat and drink what they give you, because the worker is worthy of his compensation. Don’t be moving from house to house.

OET-RV LUK 10:8

8 Whenever you all go into some place and the locals accept you, then eat what they give you.

OET-RV LUK 10:9

9 Heal the sick there and tell them that God’s kingdom is near.

OET-RV LUK 10:10

10 But if you all go into some place and they don’t accept you, then go out to the roads and announce,

OET-RV LUK 10:11

11 ‘We’re wiping off even the dust from your place that stuck to our footwear, however you all need to know anyway that God’s kingdom is near.’

OET-RV LUK 10:12

12 I’m telling you that it will be more bearable for the people of Sedom in that day than for the people in that place.

OET-LV LUK 10:1

10 And after, these things the master appointed seventy two others, and he _sent _out them each by _two before the_face of _him, into every city and place where he was _going to _be _coming.

OET-LV LUK 10:2

2 He _was _saying but to them:
On _one _hand the harvest great, on _the _other _hand the workers few.
Therefore be _besought of _the master of _the harvest, so _that workers he _may _throw _out into the harvest of _him.

OET-LV LUK 10:3

3 Be _going see, I _am _sending_ you _all _out as lambs in the_midst of _wolves.

OET-LV LUK 10:4

4 Be _bearing neither purse, nor knapsack, nor sandals, and you _all _may _greet no _one on the road.

OET-LV LUK 10:5

5 And whatever house wishfully you _all _may _come _in into, first be _saying:
Peace to_ the this _house.

OET-LV LUK 10:6

6 And if there may _be a_son of _peace, the peace of _you _all will _be _resting _on on it, but if not surely it _will _be _returning to you _all.

OET-LV LUK 10:7

7 And be _remaining in the_same the house, eating and drinking the things from them, because/for the worker is worthy of _the wage of _him.
Be_ not _moving from house to house.

OET-LV LUK 10:8

8 And into whatever wishfully city you _all _may _be _coming _in, and they _may _be _receiving you _all, be _eating the things being _set _before before _you _all.

OET-LV LUK 10:9

9 And be _healing the sick in it, and be _saying to _them, the kingdom of_ the _god ˓Has˒_neared to you _all.

OET-LV LUK 10:10

10 But into whatever wishfully city you _all _may _come _in, and they _may_ not _be _receiving you _all, having _come _out into the roads of _it say,

OET-LV LUK 10:11

11 We _are _wiping _off to _you _all even the dust which having _been _joined _together to the feet to _us out _of the city of _you _all, however be _knowing this that the kingdom of_ the _god has _neared.

OET-LV LUK 10:12

12 I _am _saying to _you _all that will _be more _tolerable for_Sodoma/(Şədom) in the that, day, than the for_ that _city.

Show passage in OET: LUK 10:8–9

OET-RV LUK 10:8

8 Whenever you all go into some place and the locals accept you, then eat what they give you.

OET-RV LUK 10:9

9 Heal the sick there and tell them that God’s kingdom is near.

OET-LV LUK 10:8

8 And into whatever wishfully city you _all _may _be _coming _in, and they _may _be _receiving you _all, be _eating the things being _set _before before _you _all.

OET-LV LUK 10:9

9 And be _healing the sick in it, and be _saying to _them, the kingdom of_ the _god ˓Has˒_neared to you _all.

Jump to OET LUK 10:1–12 section.

Jump to OET LUK 10:8–9 section.

The first three Gospels take up the OT understanding of God as the healer of his people and see this as fulfilled in Jesus. This fulfillment signifies the presence of God’s reign in the ministry of Jesus and points to him as the one through whom God is at work in the midst of his people.

John’s Gospel has only four healing incidents: the official’s son (Jn 4:46-54), the man ill for 38 years (5:1-18), the man born blind (ch 9), and the climactic raising of Lazarus (11:1-44). The special purpose and structure of this Gospel indicate that these incidents are carefully related to the accompanying discourses and are clearly intended as signs revealing the person of Jesus. The heightened emphasis on healings as revelatory signs in this Gospel confirms the similar intention in the first three Gospels.

Show passage in OET: JHN 4:46–54

OET-RV JHN 4:46

46 So he went again to Kana there in Galil where he had made the water into wine. Now there was a royal official there, whose son in Kafarnaoum (Capernaum) was ill.

OET-RV JHN 4:47

47 When the official heard that Yeshua was coming up from Yehudah (Judea) to Galil, he went and asked him if he would come and heal his son who was dying.

OET-RV JHN 4:48

48 Yeshua said to him, “You people won’t believe unless you see miracles and other marvels.”

OET-RV JHN 4:49

49 But the official begged him, “Sir, please come before my child dies.”

OET-RV JHN 4:50

50 “Go back there and see,” Yeshua responded. “Your son will recover.”
¶ The man believed what Yeshua had told him, and so he started off.

OET-RV JHN 4:51

51 On his way, his slaves met him and reported that the boy was alive and well.

OET-RV JHN 4:52

52 So the official asked them what time it was that he got better, and they replied that the fever had subsided around 1pm.

OET-RV JHN 4:53

53 The father knew that that was the time when Yeshua had told him that his son would recover, and as a result his whole household believed that Yeshua came from God.

OET-RV JHN 4:54

54 This was the second miracle that Yeshua have done after leaving Yehudah (Judea) and going to Galil.

OET-LV JHN 4:46

46 Therefore he _came back to the Kana of_ the _Galilaia, where he _made the water wine.
And was a_certain royal official, of _whose the son was _ailing in Kafarnaʼoum.

OET-LV JHN 4:47

47 This one having _heard that Yaʸsous is _coming out _of the Youdaia into the Galilaia, went _away to him, and was _asking that he _may _come _down, and may _heal the son of _him, because/for he _was _going to _be _dying _off.

OET-LV JHN 4:48

48 Therefore said the Yaʸsous to him:
If you _all _may_ not _see signs and wonders, you _all _may_ by _no _means not _believe.

OET-LV JHN 4:49

49 The royal official is _saying to him:
Master, come _down before the little _child of _me to _die _off.

OET-LV JHN 4:50

50 The Yaʸsous is _saying to _him:
Be _going, the son of _you is _living.
The man believed in _the message which the Yaʸsous said to _him, and he _was _going.

OET-LV JHN 4:51

51 And already of _him coming _down, the slaves of _him met with _him and reported saying that the boy of _him is _living.

OET-LV JHN 4:52

52 Therefore he _inquired the hour from them in which he _had better.
Therefore they _said to _him, that Yesterday the fever left him at_the_ seventh _hour.

OET-LV JHN 4:53

53 Therefore the father knew that that was at _the hour at which the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) said to _him:
The son of _you is _living, and himself and the whole house of _him believed.

OET-LV JHN 4:54

54 And this is again the_second sign the Yaʸsous did, having _come out _of the Youdaia into the Galilaia/(Gālīl).

Jump to OET JHN 4:46–54 section.

The Acts of the Apostles tells of the continuation of Jesus’ ministry through the Spirit at work in his disciples. The primary focus in Acts is on proclamation, as 1:8 indicates. However, the healing of the lame beggar in Jerusalem indicates that the disciples were able to exercise the power of healing in the name of Jesus (3:1-16; 4:8-16). The healing is clearly intended to point to and glorify the person of Jesus and lead to faith in him (3:12-26). The balanced, twofold ministry of the disciples may be seen in the prayer of 4:29-30: “O Lord, hear their threats, and give your servants great boldness in their preaching. Send your healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus” (NLT).

Show passage in OET: ACT 1:8

OET-RV ACT 1:8

8 However, you all will be receiving power when the holy spirit lands on you. Then you’ll tell people about me in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) and all across the provinces of Yehudah (Judea) and Shomron (Samaria), and all the way to the furthest parts of the planet.”

OET-LV ACT 1:8

8 But you _all _will _be _receiving power, having_ The holy spirit _come _over on you _all, and you _all _will _be witnesses for _me, in both Hierousalaʸm, and in all the Youdaia, and Samareia/(Shomrōn), and to the_last part of _the earth.

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:8–16

OET-RV ACT 4:8

8 Then Kefa, having been filled with the holy spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,

OET-RV ACT 4:9

9 if we’re being questioned today about a good deed done to a man who couldn’t walk and which resulted in his healing,

OET-RV ACT 4:10

10 then you all need to know, and the people of Yisrael (Israel) should also know, that it was done under the authority and name of Yeshua the messiah. He was the man from Nazaret that you executed on a pole, but who God brought back to life. It was because of his authority that this man can now stand before you without deformity.

OET-RV ACT 4:11

11 This Yeshua is:
⇔ ‘the stone which was rejected by you builders,
⇔ has now become the vital cornerstone.’

OET-RV ACT 4:12

12 We can’t be saved by anyone else, because there’s no other name or authority that’s been given in the entire world under which people can be saved.

OET-RV ACT 4:13

13 The assembled leaders were amazed when they saw the boldness of Kefa and Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes) who they knew to be illiterate, working-class men Then they recognised that they’d been with Yeshua,

OET-RV ACT 4:14

14 but since the man who was no longer deformed was standing there with them, there was nothing that they could really accuse them of.

OET-RV ACT 4:15

15 So they had them removed from the room, and they asked each other,

OET-RV ACT 4:16

16 “What should we do with these fellows? By now everyone in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) has heard about the miracle they did, and we have no way to rebuff it.

OET-LV ACT 4:8

8 Then Petros having _been _filled with_the_ holy _spirit, said to them:
Rulers of _the people and elders,

OET-LV ACT 4:9

9 if we today are _being _examined on a_good _work to_the_ sick _man, by what this one has _been _healed,

OET-LV ACT 4:10

10 it _let _be known to _all you _all and to _all the people of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), that in the name of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah the from _Nazaret, whom you _all executed _on _a _stake, whom the god raised from the_dead, by this name this man has _stood _by before you _all healthy.

OET-LV ACT 4:11

11 This one is the stone which having _been _scorned by you _all, the builders, which having _become to the_head of_the_corner.

OET-LV ACT 4:12

12 And not _one the is not in other salvation, because/for there _is not another name under the heaven which having _been _given among people, by which it _is _fitting us to _be _saved.

OET-LV ACT 4:13

13 And observing the boldness of_ the _Petros and of _Yōannaʸs, and having _grasped that they _are illiterate and ordinary men, they _were _marvelling, and they _were _recognizing them that they _were with the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa).

OET-LV ACT 4:14

14 And seeing the man having _stood with them, the one having _been _healed, they _were _having nothing to _speak _against them.

OET-LV ACT 4:15

15 But having _commanded them to _go _away outside the council, they _were _conferring with one _another

OET-LV ACT 4:16

16 saying:
What we _may _do to_ the these _men?
For/Because indeed that has _become a_known sign through them, to _all the ones dwelling _in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) is manifest, and we _are_ not _being _able to _be _disowning it.

Show passage in OET: ACT 4:29–30

OET-RV ACT 4:29

29 So now, Yahweh, see their threats and help us, your slaves, to be able to proclaim your message with boldness.

OET-RV ACT 4:30

30 Let us experience your power to heal and do miracles and things that confirm the scriptures by means of the name and authority of your holy servant, Yeshua.”

OET-LV ACT 4:29

29 And the things now, master, look _upon on the threats of _them, and give to _the slaves of _you, all to _be _speaking the of _you message with boldness,

OET-LV ACT 4:30

30 in that the hand to _be _stretching _out to _you for healing, and signs, and wonders, to _be _becoming through the name of _the holy servant of _you, Yaʸsous.

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Jump to OET ACT 4:8–16 section.

Jump to OET ACT 4:29–30 section.

The ministry of Philip in Samaria was devoted to proclaiming Christ (Acts 8:5) and healing the sick and those with unclean spirits (v 7). Peter heals Aeneas and raises Tabitha (9:34, 40 OET ACT 9:34 · OET ACT 9:40), and in each case the effects are that many believe in the Lord (vv 35, 42 OET ACT 9:35 · OET ACT 9:42). Paul is also described as preaching the gospel (17:2-3), healing (14:8-11; 28:8), casting out spirits (16:18), and raising a dead man (20:9-10).

Show passage in OET: ACT 8:5

OET-RV ACT 8:5

5 Around the same time, Filippos (Philip) went to a city in Shomron (Samaria) and told them about the messiah.

OET-LV ACT 8:5

5 On _the _other _hand Filippos having _come _down to the a_city the of _Samareia, was _proclaiming the chosen _one /messiah to _them.

Show passage in OET: ACT 8:7

OET-RV ACT 8:7

7 many demon-possessed people shouted loudly as the demons left them, and many who were paralysed or lame were healed

OET-LV ACT 8:7

7 For/Because many of _the ones having unclean spirits, shouting with_a_ loud _voice, they _were _coming _out, and many having _been _paralysed and lame were _healed.

Show passage in OET: ACT 9:34; ACT 9:40

OET-RV ACT 9:34

34 and said to him, “Aineas, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah is healing you. Stand up and pack up your bed.” And straight away Aineas stood up

OET-RV ACT 9:40

40 But Kefa had them all removed from the room, and then kneeling down he prayed before turning back to the body and said, “Tabita, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Kefa there she sat up.

OET-LV ACT 9:34

34 And the Petros said to _him:
Aineas, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah is _healing you, rise _up, and make _the _bed for _yourself.
And immediately he _rose _up.

OET-LV ACT 9:40

40 But the Petros having _throw _out all outside, and having _knelt his knees he _prayed, and having _turned _back to the body said:
Tabaʸtha, rise _up.
And she opened _up the eyes of _her, and having _seen the Petros, she _sat _up.

Show passage in OET: ACT 9:35; ACT 9:42

OET-RV ACT 9:35

35 and all the people living in Lod and Sharon who saw him became followers of the master.

OET-RV ACT 9:42

42 News of this spread throughout Yafo and many people there believed in the master.

OET-LV ACT 9:35

35 And all the ones dwelling _in Ludda and the Assarōn/(Shārōn), saw him, who turned _back to the master.

OET-LV ACT 9:42

42 And it _became known throughout all of _Yoppaʸ, and many believed on the master.

Show passage in OET: ACT 17:2–3

OET-RV ACT 17:2

2 Paulos’s custom was to attend at the local meeting hall on the Rest Day, so he did that, and for three weekends in a row he discussed the scriptures with them,

OET-RV ACT 17:3

3 showing them how that it had been written that the messiah would suffer and be killed and come back to life, and then explaining, “This Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) that I’ve been telling you about is the messiah.”

OET-LV ACT 17:2

2 And according _to the way having _been _accustomed the with _Paulos, he _came _in to them, and for Three days _of _rest, he _discussed with _them from the scriptures,

OET-LV ACT 17:3

3 opening _up and setting _before that it _was _fitting the chosen _one /messiah to _suffer, and to _rise _up from the_dead, and saying that This Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), whom I am _proclaiming to _you _all is.
chosen _one /messiah.

Show passage in OET: ACT 14:8–11

OET-RV ACT 14:8

8 In Lustra there was a man sitting there who had been unable to use his legs since birth.

OET-RV ACT 14:9

9 He was listening to Paulos speaking, when Paulos looked straight at him and realised that the man had the faith to be healed.

OET-RV ACT 14:10

10 So in a loud voice, Paulos said, “Stand upright on your feet.” And the man sprang up and was walking around.

OET-RV ACT 14:11

11 The crowd of people who saw what Paulos had done began to shout out in Lukaonios, “These two look like men, but they’re really gods who have come down to us!”

OET-LV ACT 14:8

8 And a_certain man, in Lustra powerless by _the feet, who never walked was _sitting lame from the_womb of_the_mother of _him.

OET-LV ACT 14:9

9 This man was _hearing of_ the _Paulos speaking, who having _looked _intently at _him and having _seen that he _is _having faith which to _be _healed,

OET-LV ACT 14:10

10 said with_a_loud voice:
Stand _up straight on the feet of _you.
And he _sprang _up and was _walking.

OET-LV ACT 14:11

11 And the crowds having _seen what Paulos did, lifted _up the voice of _them In _Lukaonian saying:
The gods having _been _likened to _men, came _down to us.

Show passage in OET: ACT 28:8

OET-RV ACT 28:8

8 but while we were there, his father got sick with dysentery and fever. Paulos went in and placing his hands on him, prayed for him and healed him.

OET-LV ACT 28:8

8 And it _became, the father of_ the _Poplios to _be _lying _down being _gripped _with with _fevers and dysentery, to whom the Paulos having _come _in, and having _prayed, having _laid _on the hands on _him, he _healed him.

Show passage in OET: ACT 16:18

OET-RV ACT 16:18

18 After she’d done this for several days, Paulos was so frustrated that he turned around and spoke to the spirit in her, “I command you by the authority of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah to leave her.”

OET-LV ACT 16:18

18 And she _was _doing this for many days.
But Paulos having _been _thoroughly _disturbed, and having _turned _back by _the spirit said:
I _am _commanding to _you in the_name of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah to _come _out from her.
And it _came _out to_ the _same hour.

Show passage in OET: ACT 20:9–10

OET-RV ACT 20:9

9 Now there was a young man named Eutukos who was sitting on the window sill, and as Paulos went on, he fell asleep and toppled down from the third storey. The ones who reached him first thought he was dead,

OET-RV ACT 20:10

10 but Paulos had come downstairs and bent over Eutukos and held him in his arms and said to the crowd, “Don’t worry, he’s still alive.”

OET-LV ACT 20:9

9 And a_certain young _man by_the_name Eutuⱪos sitting by the window, being _overcome by_ deep _sleep, the as_ Paulos _discussing on more, having _been _overcome by the sleep, he _fell down from the third _story, and was _taken _up dead.

OET-LV ACT 20:10

10 But having _come _down, the Paulos fell _on on _him and having _embraced him said:
Be_ not _being _distressed, because/for the life of _him is in him.

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Jump to OET ACT 9:34 section. · OET ACT 9:40 section.

Jump to OET ACT 9:35 section. · OET ACT 9:42 section.

Jump to OET ACT 17:2–3 section.

Jump to OET ACT 14:8–11 section.

Jump to OET ACT 28:8 section.

Jump to OET ACT 16:18 section.

Jump to OET ACT 20:9–10 section.

The letters of the NT say little about healing. First Corinthians speaks of the gifts of healing (1 Cor 12:9, 28 OET CO1 12:9 · OET CO1 12:28). The implication is that such gifts are intended to be part of the ministry of the church, but the context indicates that not all are given such gifts (v 30) and that it is God who sovereignly distributes gifts for the good of the body. James indicates that a believer who is ill should request the church to pray for his healing (Jas 5:14-16; cf. Heb 12:13). The clear implication is that God is willing and able to minister to his people for healing today.

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