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Miracles: Man with Dropsy

Jesus heals a man with dropsy on the Sabbath.

Man with Dropsy 1 of 4 Gospel account(s) Appears in Luke.
Matthew

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Luke

Luke 14:1-6

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Luke alone records this meal-time Sabbath healing.

1 One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.

2 There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"

4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

5 Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?"

6 And they had nothing to say.

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