King James Version
Matthew 10:8 in the King James Version says “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”
Matthew 10:8 · KJV
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Provide: or, Get
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. staves: Gr. a staff
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Heal”
G2323to wait upon menially, i.e., (figuratively) to adore (god), or (specially) to relieve (of disease)
“raise”
G1453to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from
“give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
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