Encyclopedia entry
Palsy
A shorter form of “paralysis.” Many persons thus afflicted were cured by our Lord (Matt. 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7; Mark 2:3-11; Luke 7:2-10; John 5:5-7) and the apostles (Acts 8:7; 9:33, 34).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(contracted from paralysis). The loss of sensation or the power of motion, or both, in any part of the body. The infirmities included under this name in the New Testament were various:—
The paralytic shock affecting the whole body, or apoplexy. That affecting only one side. Affecting the whole system below the neck. Catalepsy, caused by the contraction of the muscles in the whole or a part of the body. This was very dangerous and often fatal. The part affected remains immovable and diminishes in size and dries up. A hand thus affected was called “a withered hand.” (Matthew 12:10-13) Cramp. This was a most dreadful disease caused by the chills of the nights. The limbs remain immovably fixed in the same position as when seized as it, and the person seems like one suffering torture. It is frequently followed in a few days by death. Several paralytics were cured by Jesus. (Matthew 4:24; 8:13) etc.
In the Bible
12
Verses where Palsy is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 9:33
There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
- Luke 5:18
Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
- Luke 5:24
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Mark 2:3
Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
- Mark 2:4
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
- Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
+6 more verses naming Palsy.
Scripture on Palsy
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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