The Gospel of Luke describes a miracle that Jesus performed on the Sabbath, healing a man who suffered from a condition that caused an abnormal swelling of his body:
1 When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him. 2 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him. 3 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 But they were silent.
He took him, and healed him, and let him go. 5 He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
6 They couldn’t answer him regarding these things. (Luke 14:1-6, WEB)
The Pharisees were among the prominent religious leaders in the land of Israel during the time of Jesus. Some of them strongly opposed Jesus and plotted against him, trying to entrap him in situations that would cause harm to him.
The man who Jesus healed might have been suffering from Dropsy, which is also known as Edema. It is an abnormal condition in which fluid accumulates under a person's skin, in some areas of their body, such as in the legs. The condition, which can be very dangerous, requires medical attention from a doctor.
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