“And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.”
He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. The touch of Jesus' hand — the same hand that touched the leper in verse 3 — produces the immediate healing that makes service possible. She rose and began to serve: the restored person immediately engages in the activity that the restoration enables. The service she offers is practical hospitality — the Greek diakoneo, the same word used for the service of the angels in Matthew 4:11. The pattern of healing enabling service anticipates the whole of the disciples' calling: those who are healed by Jesus serve Jesus and the community he is building.
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