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Luke 8:41
41Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house;
Luke 8:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
- New International Version (NIV)Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,
Context of Luke 8:41
39“Return home and tell [about] all the great things God has done for you.” So the man went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. 40Now as Jesus was returning [to Galilee], the people welcomed Him, for they had all been expecting Him. Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house; 42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as Jesus went, the people were crowding against Him [almost crushing Him]. 43And a woman who had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years [and had spent all her money on physicians], and could not be healed by anyone,
Read all of Luke 8Luke 8:41 word by word
καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάϊρος, καὶ οὗτος ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν. καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- there cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- JairusἸάειροςIaeiros · JairusG2383
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- wasὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
- a rulerἄρχωνarchōn · rulerG758
- of the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
- he fell downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
- atπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- Jesus’ἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- feetπούςpous · footG4228
- and besoughtπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- that he would comeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
Cross-references for Luke 8:41
- Matthew 9:18While He was saying these things to them, a ruler (synagogue official) entered [the house] and kneeled down and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
- Mark 5:22One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up; and seeing Him, fell at His feet
- Luke 13:14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
- Acts 13:15After the reading of the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers (kinsmen), if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
- Acts 18:8Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household [joyfully acknowledging Him as Messiah and Savior]; and many of the Corinthians who heard [Paul’s message] were believing and being baptized.
- Luke 5:8But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
- Luke 17:16and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a Samaritan.
- Revelation 5:8And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb (Christ), each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of fragrant incense, which are the prayers of the saints (God’s people).
- Matthew 8:7Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
- Mark 5:23and begged anxiously with Him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; [please] come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
- John 4:46So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.
- John 11:21Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
- Acts 9:38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Come to us without delay.”
Commentaries on Luke 8:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41A man named Jairus - See these two miracles - the raising of Jairus's daughter, and the cure of the afflicted woman - considered and explained at large, on Matthew 9:18-26; (note), and Mark 5:22-43 (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-56Verses 40-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26, and Mark 5:21-43.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-56Verses 41-56 Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41synagogue leader: The leader of the local synagogue was the officer who maintained the local synagogue and organized services (see also 8:49; 13:14; Acts 13:15; 18:8, 17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 8
- 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
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