Luke 4:40
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
ἥλιος
sun
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ἥλιος
Sun. Helios. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. What Jesus looked like at the transfiguration is a preview of resurrection glory.
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θεραπεύω
He was healing
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θεραπεύω
To heal, to cure, to serve. Therapeuo. He went about healing every disease. Jesus healed as a sign of the kingdom. Healing is still available. He is still willing.
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ὅσος
as many as
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ὅσος
As many as, as much as, whoever. All who received Him to all who believed in His name He gave the right to become children of God. The offer is unlimited.
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ἔχω
had any
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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νόσος
with diseases
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νόσος
A disease, an illness, infirmity. He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases. Isaiah 53 is the charter of healing. Jesus bore what we carry.
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ἐπιτίθημι
having laid
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ἐπιτίθημι
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
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ποικίλος
various
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ποικίλος
motley, i.e. various in character
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ἕκαστος
each
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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δύνω
When is setting
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δύνω
to go "down"
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