Luke 6:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.”
ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
ἵστημι
do stand
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ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
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χείρ
hand;
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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.
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διαλογισμός
thoughts
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διαλογισμός
Thought, reasoning, consideration. Dialogismos. Out of the heart come evil thoughts. What we allow to live in our minds shapes what comes out in our words and actions.
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μέσος
midst.
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μέσος
Middle, in the midst, among. Mesos. Where two or three gather in My name there I am in their midst. The promise of presence in gathered worship is permanent.
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ἔχω
having
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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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εἴδω
knew
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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ξηρός
withered
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ξηρός
arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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