Luke 6:18 (GNV)

Passage

And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:16 Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)

Luke 6:17 Then he came downe with them, and stood in a plaine place, with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Iudea, and Hierusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyrus and Sidon, which came to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases:

Luke 6:18 And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.

Luke 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went vertue out of him, and healed them all.

Luke 6:20 And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "healed", "vexed", "foule", and "spirits". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "healed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Then he came downe with them and..." into verse 19's "And the whole multitude sought to touch...", so "Spirit" and "healed" 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 "Spirit" and "healed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.