Matthew 8:16
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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.
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HEALING OF A LEPER. ( = Mar 1:40-45; Luk 5:12-16). (Mat 8:1-4) When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Open source ↗The evangelist having, in the foregoing chapters, given us a specimen of our Lord's preaching, proceeds now to give some instances of the miracles he wrought, which prove him a Teacher come from God, and the great Healer of a diseased world. In this chapter we have, I. Christ's cleansing of a leper (Mat 8:1-4). II. His curing a palsy and fever (Mat 8:5-18). III. His communing with two that were disposed to follow him (Mat 8:19-22). IV. His controlling the tempest (Mat 8:23-27). V. His casting out devils (Mat 8:28-34).
Open source ↗8:16-17 Jesus is the authoritative Lord over every disease and demon. 8:16 with a simple command: Jesus’ authority extended beyond touch; his words brought healing and life.
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saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
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.
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.