Luke 5:15 Meaning and Explanation
“But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.”
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Read Full Chapter →Word about Jesus spreads all the more, and great crowds gather to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.
What Does Luke 5:15 Mean?
Despite the command to silence, the report runs 'so much the more.' A man who had been a walking exile is suddenly home, whole, and standing in the priest's line with an offering — such news cannot be contained. Great multitudes now converge on Jesus with a double hunger: to hear, and to be healed.
Luke keeps the order constant: hearing comes first, healing alongside it. The crowds sense what is true, that in Jesus word and power belong together — what he says and what he does are of one piece. A healed life is the loudest sermon a town ever hears, and every restored person becomes, willingly or not, an argument for Christ.
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What does Luke 5:15 mean?
Word about Jesus spreads all the more, and great crowds gather to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.