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Luke 6:10

What does Luke 6:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 6:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 6:10 means

After surveying everyone present, Jesus commanded the man to stretch out his withered hand. The man obeyed, and his hand was instantly and completely restored. This miraculous healing served as a powerful, undeniable demonstration of Jesus' divine authority and His lordship over the Sabbath. It was a tangible act of doing good, directly answering His rhetorical question to the Pharisees and exposing their legalism as heartless in the face of genuine suffering and God's power to heal.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And having looked round on them all, he said to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth. And his hand was restored.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did [so] and his hand was restored as the other.

Context

Following His unanswered question to the Pharisees, Jesus proceeds with the miracle, leaving no room for their legalistic objections. This act of healing is a direct and definitive answer to their silent accusations and a powerful illustration of His authority. The immediate and complete restoration of the man's hand provides irrefutable evidence of God's power operating through Jesus, further intensifying the conflict with the religious leaders.

v.9And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

v.10This passage

v.11But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 5:8

    Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

  • 1 Kings 13:6

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the favor of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God entreated Jehovah, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  • Exodus 4:6

    And Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

  • Mark 3:5

    And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

  • Psalms 107:20

    He sendeth his word, and healeth them, And delivereth them from their destructions.

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