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Many healings in the evening

This article explains an episode in the Gospels in which Jesus heals several people in Capernaum, illustrating his divine power and authority. This event takes place after the Sabbath, drawing a crowd filled with admiration and intrigued by his deeds.

3 min Capernaum healings Jesus demons 3 verses 3 books

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Matthew

Matthew 8.16-17 (King James Version)

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

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Mark

Mark 1.32-34 (King James Version)

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

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Luke

Luke 4.40-41 (King James Version)

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

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John

John (King James Version) not cited in the book

Technical details

Location: In the town of Capernaum in Galilee

Date: On the of March 9, AD 31. The ends at around 6 p.m.; nightfall will force the inhabitants of Capernaum to return home

Method: We continue with Mark

Note on the approach: Mark continues his account, with confirmation from Matthew and Luke

These many healings take place on Saturday afternoon

Many healings in the evening in Capernaum

Comments

The healing of the man in the drew an enormous crowd. All the sick people of Capernaum are now pressing forward outside Simon and Andrew's house, without intervention from the Roman authorities. The whole town had gathered at the door, Mark reports, conveying a memory of Simon Peter's.

Were they all healed? In any case, Mark tells us that many people were. Nightfall forces the inhabitants to return to their homes. This day marks the beginning of an extraordinary movement. Confronted with the work of Jesus the Messiah, all these inhabitants could only wonder, for no human being has the ability to perform such a deed.

We observe that Jesus the Messiah possessed unquestionable authority over demons. They recognised him as the Son of God and submitted to his command. This authority is also evident in the pericope PER057, where he orders the demons to remain silent. The Gospel writers emphasise these acts of deliverance, suggesting that such possessions were relatively frequent at the time.

Nombreuses guérisons en soirée. Cet article explique un épisode des Évangiles où Jésus guérit plusieurs personnes à Capernaüm, illustrant sa puissance et son autorité divines. Cet événement a lieu après le sabbat, attirant une foule admirative et intriguée par ses actes. Commentaires. La guérison de l’homme dans la synagogue a suscité un immense rassemblement populaire. Tous les malades de Capernaüm se pressent désormais devant la demeure de Simon et André, sans intervention des autorités romaines. Toute la ville s’était assemblée devant la porte, rapporte Marc, témoignant d’un souvenir de Simon-Pierre. Tous ont-ils été guéris ? Quoi qu’il en soit, Marc nous informe que de nombreux individus l’ont été. La tombée de la nuit contraint les habitants à regagner leurs foyers. Cette journée signale le commencement d’un mouvement extraordinaire. Face à l’œuvre du Messie Jésus, tous ces habitants ne pouvaient que s’interroger, car nul homme ne possède la faculté d’accomplir un tel acte. Nous observons que le Messie Jésus, détenait une autorité incontestable sur les démons. Ces derniers le reconnaissaient comme le Fils de Dieu et se soumettaient à son commandement. Cette autorité est également évidente dans la péricope PER057, où il ordonne aux démons de garder le silence. Les auteurs des Évangiles soulignent ces actes de libération, qui suggèrent que, à cette époque, de telles possessions étaient relativement fréquentes.