Luke 6:19 (DRB)

Passage

And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:17 And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon,

Luke 6:18 Who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:19 And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all.

Luke 6:20 And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "multitude", "sought", "touch", "virtue", and "went". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "healed" and "multitude", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Who were come to hear him and..." into verse 20's "And he lifting up his eyes on...", so "healed" and "multitude" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "healed" and "multitude" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.