² tn Heb “healed.”

¹ tn Or “healed.”

² tn Heb “will be healed.”

⁴ tn Or “healing” (NRSV).

² sn The healing took place immediately.

³ tn Heb “the waters become healed.”

¹ tn Heb “the one who heals.”

² tn Heb “it causes good a healing.” This means it promotes healing.

² tn Heb “They heal the wound of my people lightly.”

⁴ sn They were all being healed. Note how the healings that the apostles provided were comprehensive in their consistency.

¹ tn Or “I will forgive your apostasies.” Heb “I will [or want to] heal your apostasies.” For the use of the verb “heal” (רָפָא, rafaʾ) to refer to spiritual healing and forgiveness, see Hos 14:4.

⁴ sn Healing is a metonymy of effect. Healing words are the opposite of the cutting, irresponsible words. What the wise say is faithful and true, gentle and kind, uplifting and encouraging; so their words bring healing.

⁴ sn And healed him. Here are healings like Luke 9:40; 10:30; 13:13; Acts 16:23.

³ sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. Implicit in the request is the assumption that Jesus had the power to heal them and restore their sight.

² tn Heb “a tongue of healing.” A healing tongue refers to speech that is therapeutic or soothing. It is a source of vitality.

⁵ tn Heb “How much more [when] he said, ‘Wash and be healed.’” The second imperative (“be healed”) states the expected result of obeying the first (“wash”).

³ sn And thanked him. This action recognized God’s healing work through Jesus.

² sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.

² sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.

² tn Or “that it was I who had healed them” (NIV and NLT are similar).