Luke 6:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus comes down with the Twelve to a level place, where a great crowd from many regions gathers to hear him and to be healed.
What Does Luke 6:17 Mean?
Down from the mountain of prayer and calling, Jesus stands on a level place, surrounded by his disciples and a great multitude — from all Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastlands of Tyre and Sidon. They have come for two things Luke names simply: to hear him, and to be healed.
The scene frames the sermon that follows, known as the Sermon on the Plain. Jesus does not address the crowd from a height but stands among them, at eye level with the sick and the seeking. The word of God comes down to where people actually hurt — that is its way, and his.
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What does Luke 6:17 mean?
Jesus comes down with the Twelve to a level place, where a great crowd from many regions gathers to hear him and to be healed.