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He said to him, "Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you."
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A Deeper Kind of "Whole"
Commentators widely agree that the “wholeness” Jesus granted the Samaritan was more than just physical healing. While all ten were “cleansed” of leprosy, the Samaritan’s grateful faith led to a deeper spiritual salvation. As scholars like Charles Ellicott and John Calvin note, his faith secured not just an outward cure but an inner, spiritual blessing, making him “whole” in both body and soul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Go thy way. To the priest; for without his certificate he could not again be restored to the society of his friends, or to the pu…
19th Century
Anglican
Thy faith hath made thee whole.—The verb, elsewhere rendered, as in Luke 7:50, hath saved thee, is obviously use…
Baptist
And he said to him, arise, go your way; your faith has made you whole.
Christ uses the word "whole" in an emphatic sense: "Not only…
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Jesus’ command required obedience based on some faith in his healing ability (cf. Matthew 12:13; Mark 3:5). On their way to …
16th Century
Protestant
Thy faith hath saved thee. The word save is restricted by some commentators to the cleanness of the flesh.339 But if t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to him, arise For, as yet, he lay at your feet upon his face, adoring and praising him; nor did he attem…
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A sense of our spiritual leprosy should make us very humble whenever we draw near to Christ. It is enough to commit ourselves to the compassions of…
