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Healing of the Man with a Withered Hand
The healing of the man with a withered hand is a miracle in which Jesus, on the Sabbath, healed a man in a synagogue whose hand was withered. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, where it gives rise to a controversy over the Sabbath and prompts a plot to kill Jesus.
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- Mark 3Bible
Mark 3 records Jesus healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, appointing the twelve disciples, the Beelzebub controversy and his warning against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and his teaching on his true family.
- Healing of the Deaf Man with a Speech ImpedimentBible
The healing of the deaf man with a speech impediment is a miracle in which Jesus, in the region of the Decapolis, healed a man who could not hear and could not speak properly by saying "Ephphatha." It appears only in Mark 7:31-37.
- Mark 7Bible
Mark 7 records Jesus' dispute with the Pharisees and scribes over the tradition of the elders, his teaching that what defiles a person comes from the heart, and his healing of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter and of a deaf man with a speech impediment.
- Pool of SiloamBible
The Pool of Siloam was a reservoir at the southern end of the City of David in Jerusalem. In John 9, Jesus sent a man who had been blind from birth to wash there.
- Luke 18Bible
Luke 18 contains two parables about prayer (the unjust judge, and the Pharisee and the tax collector), Jesus' blessing of little children, his conversation with a rich ruler, a prediction of his passion, and the healing of a blind man near Jericho.
- Healing of the Man Born BlindBible
The healing of the man born blind is a miracle in which Jesus restored the sight of a man blind from birth by anointing his eyes with clay and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. It is recorded in John 9.
- SiloamBible
Siloam is the name of a watercourse and pool in the southeastern part of ancient Jerusalem. It is best known from John 9 as the place where Jesus healed a man blind from birth.
- Raising of the Widow's Son at NainBible
A miracle in which Jesus met a funeral procession near the gate of the town of Nain in Galilee, raised a widow's only son from the dead, and restored him to his mother. It is recorded only in Luke 7:11-17.
- The Door of the SheepBible
"The door of the sheep" is the expression Jesus uses in John 10, where he compares himself to the door of a sheepfold, saying, "I am the door of the sheep." It is commonly read to mean that salvation and life are reached through him.
- Luke 14Bible
Luke 14 is the chapter in which Jesus, dining on the Sabbath at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, heals a sick man and tells parables about humility and a great supper. He then teaches the crowds following him about the cost of discipleship.
- CapernaumBible
Capernaum was a town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that Jesus made the center of his ministry in Galilee. The Gospels call it "his own city," and many of his teachings and healings took place there.
- John 5Bible
John 5 is the chapter in which Jesus heals, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. In the confrontation with the Jews that follows, he delivers a lengthy discourse on the relationship between the Father and the Son, on judgment and life, and on the witnesses that testify of him.
- John WimberPeople
John Wimber (1934–1997) was an American pastor and musician. He is regarded as the founder of the Vineyard Movement and became widely known for "power evangelism," which emphasized signs and wonders, divine healing, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- William J. SeymourPeople
William Seymour (1870–1922) was an African American Holiness and Pentecostal preacher. In 1906 he led the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, which proved decisive in the spread of the modern Pentecostal movement.
- IthielPeople
Ithiel is a biblical figure named, together with Ucal, in Proverbs 30:1 as one of those to whom Agur the son of Jakeh addressed his proverbs.
- Psalm 1Bible
The first poem of the Book of Psalms, a six-verse wisdom psalm that contrasts the way of the righteous, who delight in and meditate on the law of the LORD, with the way of the wicked, who are like chaff driven by the wind.
- John 9:1-3Bible Verses
In this passage Jesus answers that the blindness of a man born blind was caused neither by his own sin nor by his parents' sin, but came about so that the works of God should be made manifest in him. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between suffering and sin and of how disability should be viewed.
- James 5:14–15Bible Verses
This passage instructs the sick to call for the elders of the church, who are to pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The Catholic sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, the divine healing ministry of Pentecostal churches, and Protestant pastoral visitation of the sick all appeal to this passage, though each understands its meaning differently.
- John 5:25–29Bible Verses
A saying of Jesus declaring that the hour when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and live "is coming, and now is," and announcing a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation (judgment). The passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology, the timing of the resurrection, and the relationship between works and judgment.