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What Does Whole Mean in "thy faith hath made thee whole?"

Share this article Luke 17:19 ends with : "thy faith has made thee whole"(KJV). Many versions end with "thy faith has made thee well".
So, in your study, what conclusion have you come to ? "Whole" would imply complete restoration of body parts that were eliminated by the leprosy and elimination of the disease, whereas "well" could imply elimination of the disease and new skin where the missing body parts were.

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It's interesting that you should write to ask this question now since I have just been asking myself this same question. What does it mean to be made whole? I'm using these online Bible study tools

I typed in "whole", checked the "use study tools box" chose the new testament and the King James Version.

Using this tool tells us that the Greek word for whole associated with this verse (Luke 27:19) is sojo.

The lexicon gives these definitions:
to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction

one (from injury or peril)
1. to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health
2. to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue
to save in the technical biblical sense
1. negatively 1b
to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment 1b
to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance

Note the relationship to spiritual healing and salvation in a Christian sense. This verse refers to the one leper in ten who returned to thank Christ for his physical healing. Christ then uses the word for salvation and spiritual healing when he tells him he has been made whole by his faith.

Notice a different Greek word, hugies, is used in Mark 3:5 when Christ heals the hand of a man with palsy. The word is used specifically to refer to the hand being healed.
Definition: sound
of a man who is sound in body
to make one whole i.e. restore him to health

The only way to determine which word is used where is to click on each word and then read the verses associated with it. An interesting study. You'll enjoy it. Go to http://biblestudytools.com to begin.

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