as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.
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as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.
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and they also that were vexed with foule spretes and they were healed.
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And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.
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Passages linked to Luke 6:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 15:22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
- Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
- Acts 5:16 The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits:…
18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
Ver. 18. And they that were vexed] This was more uncomfortable and incurable than other natural diseases. Sed omnipotenti medico nullus insanabilis occurrit morbus, saith Isidore; to an Almighty physician no disease can be incurable.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the whole multitude sought to touch him,.... That…
And the whole multitude sought to touch him,.... That is, the multitude of those that were sick and possessed; for they were persuaded, and they found it true by experience, that if they could but touch any part of his body, or his garments, they should be cured of their diseases:
for there went virtue out of him; in great abundance, as water from a fountain; without his speaking a word, or using any gesture, such as laying his hands on them:
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and they were healed; in this secret and private way, of whatsoever disease they were afflicted with.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Vexed - The word “vex” with us means to…
Vexed - The word “vex” with us means to provoke, or irritate by petty provocations. Here it means, however, to “afflict,” to “torment” - denoting deep and heavy trials.
Unclean spirits - Demons that were impure and unholy, having a delight in tormenting, and in inflicting painful and loathsome diseases.
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