Luke 4:38

Luke 4:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her.

Context of Luke 4:38

36All the people were very surprised and they said to each other, ‘Listen to what this man says! He has power and authority. He tells bad spirits to come out of people, and they come out.’ 37So they began to tell everyone about Jesus. Because of this, people in all the places near Capernaum heard the news about Jesus. Jesus then left the meeting place and he went to Simon's home. The mother of Simon's wife was ill and her body was very hot. So they asked Jesus to make her well. 39Jesus came and he stood near her. He told the illness to go away and immediately she was well again. She got up and she prepared food for her visitors. 40When the sun was going down, people in the town brought to Jesus all those people who were ill. They had many different kinds of illness. Jesus put his hands on each ill person and they became well again.

Luke 4:38 word by word

Ἀναστὰς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς συναγωγῆς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Σίμωνος. πενθερὰ δὲ τοῦ Σίμωνος ἦν συνεχομένη πυρετῷ μεγάλῳ, καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν περὶ αὐτῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• and enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• Simon’sΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• wife’s motherπενθεράpenthera · mother-in-lawG3994
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taken withσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• feverπυρετόςpuretos · feverG4446
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they besoughtἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012

Cross-references for Luke 4:38

• Matthew 8:14Jesus went into Peter's house. There, he saw the mother of Peter's wife. She was lying in bed. She was ill and her body was very hot.
• Mark 1:29Then Jesus left the meeting place. He took James and John with him to the home of Simon and Andrew.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5If we have a Christian wife, we should take her with us as we travel. The other apostles do this. So do the Lord's brothers, and also Peter. We have the same authority that they have.
• Luke 7:3The officer heard about Jesus, so he sent some important Jews to speak to him. ‘Please go to Jesus,’ he said to them. ‘I would like him to make my servant well. Ask him if he would come to do that.’
• Matthew 15:23Jesus did not say anything to the woman. So his disciples came to him. They said, ‘Please, send this woman away. She is following us and she is making a lot of noise.’
• John 11:3So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus to say, ‘Lord, the friend that you love is ill.’
• James 5:14Is anyone ill? They should ask the leaders of the church to come and to pray for them. The leaders should put some olive oil on the sick person. They should pray for him with the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Luke 4:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Simon's wife's mother - See on Matthew 8:14-17; (note). As soon as Peter began to follow Christ, his family began to benefit by it. It is always profitable to contract an acquaintance with good men. One person full of faith and prayer may be the means of drawing down innumerable blessings on his family and acquaintance. Every person who knows the virtue and authority of Christ should earnestly seek his grace in behalf of all the spiritually diseased in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-44Verses 31-44 See this explained in the notes at Mark 1:21-39.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-44Verses 31-44 Christ's preaching much affected the people; and a working power went with it to the consciences of men. These miracles showed Christ to be a controller and conqueror of Satan, a healer of diseases. Where Christ gives a new life, in recovery from sickness, it should be a new life, spent more than ever in his service, to his glory. Our business should be to spread abroad Christ's fame in every place, to beseech him in behalf of those diseased…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38the home of Simon: Simon was from Bethsaida (John 1:44), but he currently lived and worked as a fisherman in Capernaum. whose mother-in-law: Peter was married (see 1 Corinthians 9:5). The text does not mention his wife's name.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:38

• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Miracles
• Peter
• Son-In-Law

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Commentaries on Luke 4

• 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