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Luke 5:17
One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus teaches a crowd of Pharisees, teachers of the law, and visitors from Jerusalem, Galilee, and Judea. This gathering occurs immediately after His pattern of withdrawing to the wilderness to pray and directly precedes the arrival of men carrying a paralyzed man.
The words — ἐγένετο (egeneto) literally means "it came to pass," functioning as a narrative marker for the event. αὐτὸς (autos) translates as "He himself," identifying Jesus as the specific locus of the teaching and the healing power.
The thread — The text notes the Lord's power present for healing, a theme that appears in Luke 6:19 where power flows from Jesus to the crowd, and Luke 8:46 where Jesus acknowledges power going out from Him. Matthew 11:5 connects these physical healings to the fulfillment of prophetic expectation.
Why it lands — The text states that divine power operates independently of religious geography or institutional presence, directly enabling physical restoration. It requires the reader to acknowledge Jesus as the active agent of healing rather than treating the event as a passive historical record.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Cross-references
- Luke 6:19 The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- Luke 8:46 But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”
- 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.
- Acts 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- Matthew 15:1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
- Mark 5:30 At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
- Mark 7:1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
- Acts 4:30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
- Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- John 3:21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”