Luke 5:17

Luke 5:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
• New International Version (NIV)One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Context of Luke 5:17

15But the news about Him was spreading farther, and large crowds kept gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their illnesses. 16But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray [in seclusion]. One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal. 18Some men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they tried to bring him in and lay him down in front of Jesus. 19But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof [and removed some tiles to make an opening] and lowered him through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

Luke 5:17 word by word

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων· καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ δύναμις κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a certainεἷςheis · oneG1520
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• doctors of the lawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalos · teacher of the lawG3547
• sitting byκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• townκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• healἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390

Cross-references for Luke 5:17

• Luke 5:21The scribes and the Pharisees began to consider and question [the implications of what He had said], saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]? Who can forgive sins [that is, remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”
• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers [who were experts in the Mosaic Law] annulled and set aside God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
• Luke 11:52Woe to you lawyers, because you have taken away the key to knowledge (scriptural truth). You yourselves did not enter, and you held back those who were entering [by your flawed interpretation of God’s word and your man-made tradition].”
• Luke 15:2Both the Pharisees and the scribes began muttering and complaining, saying, “This man accepts and welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
• John 3:21But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”
• Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
• Mark 3:22The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul (Satan),” and “He is driving out the demons by the [power of the] ruler of the demons.”
• Mark 7:1Now the Pharisees and some of the scribes came from Jerusalem and gathered around Him,
• Luke 6:19All the people were trying to touch Him, because [healing] power was coming from Him and healing them all.
• Luke 8:46But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, because I was aware that power [to heal] had gone out of Me.”
• Matthew 11:5the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Mark 16:18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”
• Acts 4:30while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders (attesting miracles) take place through the name [and the authority and power] of Your holy Servant and Son Jesus.”
• Acts 19:11God was doing extraordinary and unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,

Commentaries on Luke 5:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17On a certain day - This was when he was at Capernaum. See Mark 2:1. The power of the Lord - The mighty or miraculous power of the Lord, i.e. of Jesus, was there to heal them - as many as were diseased either in body or soul. Where the teaching of Christ is, there also is the power of Christ to redeem and save.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:1-7. Luke 5:17 On a certain day - The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Matthew 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum. Luke 5:19 The tiling - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-7.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Pharisees: The Pharisees were a group of Jewish teachers who carefully followed the law of Moses and their traditions. See “The Pharisees” Profile. teachers of the law: These teachers were also called scribes and lawyers. They were experts in explaining the law of Moses. Most teachers of the law were Pharisees, but some were Sadducees. The Sadducees were another Jewish group who had different beliefs, especially about the law and the resurrection (life…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Pharisees and doctors ... sitting by--the highest testimony yet borne to our Lord's growing influence, and the necessity increasingly felt by the ecclesiastics throughout the country of coming to some definite judgment regarding Him. power of the Lord ... present--with Jesus. to heal them--the sick people.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:17

• Doctor
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judea
• Miracles
• Power

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Jerusalem
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Galilee, Galilean
• Judea, Judah
• Deep
• Doctor
• Draught
• Follow

Commentaries on Luke 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings