And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

LUKE 6:10KJV
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Luke 6:10 (KJV)

What does Luke 6:10 mean?

Luke 6:10 describes Jesus healing a man’s damaged hand in front of a watching crowd. The man responds to Jesus’ command, and his hand becomes whole again. The verse presents the healing as something that happened openly, in the presence of people who were watching Jesus closely.

Before speaking to the man, Jesus looks around at everyone present. That detail places the healing within a tense public encounter: some observers were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus because he might heal on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest (Luke 6:7).

The Greek behind Luke 6:10

  • “forth” — ἐκτείνω (ekteinō): This word carries the sense of extending or stretching something out. Jesus’ command calls for the man to hold out the hand affected by his condition.
  • “restored” — ἀποκαθίστημι (apokathistēmi): This word can mean to restore something to its former state. Here it describes the man’s hand being made sound again.

Why Luke 6:10 matters

  • The healing answers the question raised just before it about doing good on the Sabbath. Jesus had asked whether it was lawful to do good or harm on that day (Luke 6:9).
  • The KJV emphasizes the completeness of the result. It says the hand was “restored whole as the other,” giving the man’s healthy hand as the comparison.
  • The observers’ response helps explain the tension in the scene. After the healing, they were filled with anger and discussed what they might do to Jesus (Luke 6:11).

Where else these words appear

“upon” Greek G4017 · used in 7 verses

  • Mark 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
  • Mark 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
  • Mark 10:23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

“restored” Greek G600 · used in 8 verses

  • Matthew 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
  • Mark 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
  • Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

“forth” Greek G1614 · used in 14 verses

  • Matthew 8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  • Matthew 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
  • Luke 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

“whole” Greek G5199 · used in 14 verses

  • Matthew 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
  • John 5:4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
  • John 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.