He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
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He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
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and touched her hande and the fevre left hir: and she arose and ministred vnto them.
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And he touched her hande, and the feuer left her: so she arose, and ministred vnto them.
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- 2 Kings 13:21 As 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 8:54 But he put them all outside, and taking her by the hand, he called, saying, “Child, arise!”
- Mark 1:41 Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”
- Luke 4:38-39 He 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. He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.
- Matthew 8:3 Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- Matthew 9:20 Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;
- Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
- Matthew 14:36 and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
- Matthew 20:34 Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.
- John 12:1-3 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed Jesus’s feet and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
- Acts 19:11-13 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out. But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
- Isaiah 6:7 He 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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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever…
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
Ver. 15. And he touched her hand] A speedy and easy cure of the fever, such as Hippocrates or Galen had never the skill of. They do it not but by many evacuations, long diet, &c.; besides that, much gold must be lavished out of the bag as it is, Isa 46:6, the poor patient crying often out, αι, αι, whence Aeger, as some think (Becman). Christ, by his word and touch only, doth the deed in an instant. As he can blow us to destruction, Job 4:9, nod us to destruction, Psa 80:16; so, when Heman thinks himself "free among the dead," free of that company, and the "mourners begin to go about the streets," he can speak life unto us, and keep us that we go not down to the pit, Psa 88:5; Ecc 12:5; Psa 30:3.
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She arose, and ministered unto them] Thereby to evince the truth of the miracle, and to evidence the truth of her thankfulness.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain When the even was come,.... The other evangelists say,…
When the even was come,.... The other evangelists say, when "the sun was set", or "setting"; which circumstances are observed, not as some think, because the cool of the evening, and when the sun was set, it was more seasonable and convenient, in those hot countries, to bring out their sick, than in the heat of the day: nor are they remarked, as others think, because it was an unseasonable time to bring them to Christ, when he had been fatigued all day long, and yet he healed them; such was his goodness and compassion: but the true reason of the mention of them is, because it had been their sabbath day, as appears from Mar 1:21 and they could not, according to their canons, bring them sooner. Their sabbath began at sun setting; hence they say (s), that on the eve of the sabbath, that is, immediately preceding it, when the sabbath is about to begin, it is lawful to work , "until the sun sets"; and so it ended at sun setting the next day, which they judged of by the appearance of three stars (t).
"R. Phinehas, in the name of R. Aba Bar Papa, says, if but one star appears, it is certainly day; if two, it is a doubt whether it is night or not; if three, it is certainly night. On the eve of the sabbath, if he sees one star and does any work, he is free; if two, he brings a trespass offering for a doubt; if three, he brings a sin offering; at the going out of the sabbath, if he sees one star, and does any work, he brings a sin offering; if two, he brings a trespass offering for a doubt; if three, he is free.''
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So that till the sun was set, and three stars appeared as a proof of it, it was not lawful to do any sort of business; but as soon as it was out of doubt, that the sun was set, they might do anything: and this being the case,
they brought to him (Christ) many that were possessed with devils; whose bodies Satan had been suffered to enter into, and were acted, and governed, and thrown into strange disorders by him. Such possessions, through divine permission, were frequent; that Christ, who was come in the flesh, might have an opportunity of showing his power over Satan, and giving proof of his deity and Messiahship.
And he cast out the spirits with his word; only by speaking to them; who were obliged, at his command, and by his orders, to quit their tenements, though unwillingly enough.
And healed all that were sick; whoever they were, without any respect of persons, of whatsoever disease attended them: the most stubborn, inveterate, and otherwise incurable disorder, was not too hard for him, which he cured without the help of medicine, and where that could be of no use, and either by speaking, or touching, or some such like means.
(s) T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 33. 1. (t) T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 2. 2. Maimon. Sabbat, c. 5. sect. 4.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. He touched her hand] Can any thing…
Verse 15. He touched her hand] Can any thing on this side the unlimited power of God effect such a cure with only a touch? If the Scriptures had not spoken of the divinity of Christ, these proofs of his power must have demonstrated it to the common sense of every man whose creed had not previously blinded him.
Ministered unto them.] αυτοις, them, is the reading of most of the printed editions, but αυτω, to him, has the utmost evidence in its support from MSS., versions, and fathers. Serving Christ in his ordinances and in his members is the best proof we can give to others of our being soundly restored to spiritual health.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 15. He touched her hand — Mark says that…
15. He touched her hand — Mark says that he also raised her and grasped her hand. Luke says that he rebuked the disorder, so that perhaps he also spoke. In these different points the evangelist who adds something more, does not contradict him who says the less.
Ministered unto them — A token both of her real and sudden cure of what Luke calls “a great fever,” and of her gratitude for its performance.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. the fever left her] The completeness and suddenness…
15. the fever left her] The completeness and suddenness of the cure prove the miraculous nature of it.
ministered unto them] Eager, as good housewives are to return to their work.
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unto them] There is high MS. authority for “unto Him.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) She arose, and ministered unto them.—The fact is…
(15) She arose, and ministered unto them.—The fact is stated as showing the completeness of the work of healing. The “great fever” had not left behind it its usual sequel of weakness and exhaustion.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he touched her hand. Perhaps with her, as…
And he touched her hand. Perhaps with her, as with the leper (ver. 3), the word alone would not have been enough. In both cases the faith seems to have been below that of the centurion. And the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them; Revised Version. him, with manuscripts. Serving them all (parallel passages), and him in particular. If it were her own house this would be doubly natural. (cf. Luk_10:40) The change of tense (aorist to imperfect) contrasts the single act of arising from her bed and her continued ministry at the meal. (cf. Mat_4:11)
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 15. Touched her hand. He could heal by a…
15. Touched her hand. He could heal by a word, or by his touch. At his touch the fever left her. Ministered. Was well, and able to prepare a meal for the Lord.
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