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Matthew's and Luke's accounts specify the "fringe" of his cloak, using a Greek word which also appears in Mark 6. [8] According to the Catholic Encyclopedia article on fringes in Scripture, the Pharisees (one of the sects of Second Temple Judaism) who were the progenitors of modern Rabbinic Judaism, were in the habit of wearing extra-long fringes or tassels (Matthew 23:5), [9] a reference to ...
Christ healing the paralytic at Capernaum by Bernhard Rode 1780. Healing the paralytic at Capernaum is one of the miracles of Jesus in the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 9:1 – 8, Mark 2:1–12, and Luke 5:17–26). [1][2][3][4] Jesus was living in Capernaum and teaching the people there, and on one occasion the people gathered in such large ...
The official, based in Capernaum, may have been in service to either the tetrarch Herod Antipas or the emperor. It is not clear whether he is a Jew or Gentile. [3]The healing of the official's son follows Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman regarding "a spring of water welling up to eternal life” and serves as a prelude to Jesus' statement when questioned after healing the paralytic ...
And you will find rest for yourselves. My yoke is easy to bear, and my burden is light.”. The Good News: Rest your weary souls with the Lord, and He will grant you peace of mind, body, and soul ...
Acts 3. Acts 3 is the third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke. [1] This chapter records the healing of a disabled person by the apostles Peter and John ...
Cleansing of the ten lepers (c. 1035-1040) According to Berard Marthaler and Herbert Lockyer, this miracle emphasizes the importance of faith, for Jesus did not say: "My power has saved you" but attributed the healing to the faith of the beneficiaries. [3][4] Roger Baxter in his meditations,[5] notes that the lepers' prayer had three important ...
The Healing of a paralytic at Bethesda is one of the miraculous healings attributed to Jesus in the New Testament. [ 1 ] This event is recounted only in the Gospel of John , which says that it took place near the "Sheep Gate" in Jerusalem (now the Lions' Gate ), close to a fountain or a pool called "Bethzatha" in the Novum Testamentum Graece ...
When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her: "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity." Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. Indignant because Jesus had healed on Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not ...