Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus is directing those who are to go and preach that the kingdom of heaven is near, immediately before forbidding them to take money.

The words — θεραπεύετε (therapeuete), “do heal,” and ἐκβάλλετε (ekballete), “do cast out,” are imperative commands.

The thread — The same mission appears in Luke 10:9, where healers are to say the kingdom of God is near, and in Acts 3:6 and 4:30, where healing follows in Jesus’ name.

Why it lands — It asks the reader to treat healing, deliverance, and the gospel as received gifts to be passed on without charging or withholding.

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The Greek words

ἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountas[Those] ailing θεραπεύετε,therapeuetedo heal,νεκροὺςnekrousdead ἐγείρετε,egeiretedo raise,λεπροὺςleprouslepers καθαρίζετε,katharizetedo cleanse,δαιμόνιαdaimoniademons ἐκβάλλετε·ekballetedo cast out;δωρεὰνdōreanfreely ἐλάβετε,elabeteyou received,δωρεὰνdōreanfreely δότε.¶dotedo give.

King James Version

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Cross-references

Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
Luke 10:9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
Acts 4:30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Acts 20:33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
Mark 16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
2 Kings 5:15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
Acts 8:18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
Acts 5:12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
Acts 4:9 If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,