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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — At the moment John the Baptist’s disciples arrive with a question about Jesus’s identity, the narrative records Jesus’s simultaneous actions. He performs multiple healings and exorcisms while directly addressing their inquiry.

The words — ἐκεὶνῃ ὥρᾳ (ekeinē hōra) literally means “at that very hour,” marking the precise timing of the events. ἐθεράπευσεν (etherapeusen) translates to “He healed,” directly describing the action taken on the afflicted.

The thread — This pattern of widespread cures appears in Mark 3:10, where Jesus’s healing activity draws pressing crowds. The specific miracles listed here form the direct evidence Jesus later cites in Luke 7:22 to answer John’s question.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to evaluate Jesus’s claims against his immediate, observable actions. It demands that observers accept his works as the primary proof of his identity before moving to doctrinal conclusions.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

Cross-references

Mark 3:10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
1 Kings 8:37 When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,
Psalms 90:7 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
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.
Mark 5:29 Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Mark 5:34 “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
1 Corinthians 11:30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
Hebrews 12:6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
James 5:14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.