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insomuch that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.
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God's Power, Not Magic Cloths
Commentators unanimously stress that the handkerchiefs and aprons had no inherent power. Like the clay Jesus used to heal a blind man, these items were simply signs pointing to the true source of healing: the power of God working through the Apostle Paul. The miracle was a demonstration of God's authority, not an endorsement of magical objects.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So that from his body. That is, these handkerchiefs which had been applied to his body, which he had used, or which he had touched. An ins…
Handkerchiefs (σουδαρια). Latin word for συδορ (sweat). Used in Lu 19:20; John 11:44; 20:7. In two papyri marriage-cont…
19th Century
Anglican
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons.—Both words are, in the original, transliterated…
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From his Corinthian correspondence we learn that Paul, while at Ephesus, had his difficulties, which arose chiefly from conditions at Corinth. But …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So that from his body were brought unto the sick The Ethiopic version renders it, "from the extremity", or "border o…
When arguments and persuasions only harden people in unbelief and blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unholy company. God wa…
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