Bible Strands
Luke 4:40
At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — At sunset, those suffering from various diseases are brought to Jesus, who lays His hands on each individual and heals them.
The words — ἡλίου (hēliou) literally means sun, and ἀσθενοῦντας (asthenountas) denotes those who were ailing.
The thread — This dusk healing event parallels the accounts in Matthew 8:16 and Mark 1:32, where the sick and demon-possessed are brought to Jesus after sunset.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus physically touching and curing the ill without delay, requiring readers to acknowledge His immediate, hands-on authority over sickness.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Matthew 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- Mark 1:32 That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,
- Mark 5:23 and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- Mark 3:10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
- Acts 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Matthew 14:13 When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
- Luke 7:21 At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
- Acts 5:15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.