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16 When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word,[a] and healed all who were sick.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:16 sn The expression with a word underscores Jesus’s authority over the demonic spirits, but also recalls the centurion’s comment on authority in Matt 8:8.
  2. Matthew 8:16 sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.

16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

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