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Luke 8:41
41Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’s feet and pleaded with 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“Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town how much Jesus had done for him. 40When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’s feet and pleaded with him to come to his house, 42because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, and she was dying. While he was going, the crowds were nearly crushing him. 43A woman suffering from bleeding for twelve years, who had spent all she had on doctors and yet could not be healed by any,
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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 9:18As he was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”
- Mark 5:22One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet
- Luke 13:14But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”
- Acts 13:15After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, you can speak.”
- Acts 18:8Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole household. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”
- Luke 17:16He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan.
- Revelation 5:8When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Matthew 8:7He said to him, “Am I to come and heal him?”
- Mark 5:23and begged him earnestly, “My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she can get well and live.”
- John 4:46He went again to Cana of Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a certain royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum.
- John 11:21Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died.
- Acts 9:38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who urged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”
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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