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Luke 9:11

Mercy and compassionSickness and healing

9 “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

10 Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.

But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

12 As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”

13 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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BSB
But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
KJV
And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
WEB
But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.
ASV
But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.
DARBY
But the crowds knowing [it] followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.
BLB
But the crowds, having known [it], followed Him; and having received them, He was speaking to them concerning the kingdom of God, and He was healing those having need of healing.
ÅB
Men da folket fikk det å vite, fulgte de etter ham; og han tok imot dem og talte til dem om Guds rike, og helbredet dem som trengte til legedom.
OTB
Men folkemengdene fikk vite om det og fulgte ham. Han tok imot dem og talte til dem om Guds rike, og helbredet dem som trengte helbredelse.
B1930
Men da folket fikk det å vite, fulgte de efter ham; og han tok imot dem og talte til dem om Guds rike, og helbredet dem som trengte til lægedom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 5:31

    Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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  • Matthew 21:43

    Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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  • Mark 6:33–34

    But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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  • Luke 8:1

    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

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  • Luke 9:2

    And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:2

    Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

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  • Matthew 21:31

    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

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