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Cornelius a Lapide notes that Jesus touched him so "that He might show that He was above the law, which forbade contact with the leper." Since in Jesus' case there was no danger of such contamination, but rather "the certainty of healing the leper." So although Christ broke the letter of the law, he fulfilled the spirit of the law in general. [10]
One issue with this verse is that Matthew 8:1 has large crowds surrounding Jesus, which seems to contradict the pledge to secrecy. This verse is paralleled at Mark 1:44-45, but Mark does not begin his narrative with crowds present and the author of Matthew may not have reconciled the verses when copying from Mark. [1]
Stretching out a hand is an expression that occurs some 80 times in the LXX version of the Hebrew Bible, and the standard physical expression of healing and causing miracles. [3] Pope Francis quotes this incident as an example of Jesus' preference, when he was healing someone, to do so "not from a distance but in close proximity". [4]
When faced with physical or emotional pain, Bible verses about healing provide strength, comfort, and encouragement. Read and share these 50 healing scriptures.
1 Peter 2:24 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to The post 20 Bible verses for healing appeared first on TheGrio.
The story is sometimes thought of as a loose adaptation of one in the Gospel of Mark, of the healing of a blind man called Bartimaeus, but in fact is a different story, The healing of Bartimaeus takes place near Jericho, involves two men who call out from the roadside as Jesus passes by, and comes later in Matthew 20:29-34. In Matthew 9, the ...
This Bible verse encapsulates what faith in God can provide in the toughest of times: comfort, care and healing. ... Please lift me out of this pit and show me the way, Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen ...
Jesus healing the sick by Gustave Dore, (19th century) According to the Gospel of Mark, as Jesus passes through Gennesaret, just after the account of him walking on water, all those who touch the edge, or hem, or fringe of his cloak are healed: "When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.