Luke 6:19 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger nowe: for ye shalbe satisfied: blessed are ye that weepe now: for ye shall laugh.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And they that were vexed with foule..." into verse 20's "And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon...", so "healed" and "whole" 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 "whole" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.