Sitting by — As being more honourable than the bulk of the congregation, who stood. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them — To heal the sickness of their souls, as well as all bodily diseases.
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Luke 5:17
17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.