Luke 8:56

Luke 8:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
• New International Version (NIV)Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

Context of Luke 8:56

54But Jesus went and held the child's hand. He said to her, ‘My child, get up.’ 55Then she became alive again. Immediately she stood up. Jesus said to her parents, ‘Give her something to eat.’ They were very surprised. Jesus said to them very strongly, ‘You must not tell anyone about what has happened.’

Luke 8:56 word by word

καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτῆς. ὁ δὲ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς μηδενὶ εἰπεῖν τὸ γεγονός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• were astonishedἐξίστημιexistēmi · to amazeG1839
• butδέde · thenG1161
• he chargedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• that they should tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• what was doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Luke 8:56

• Luke 5:14‘Do not tell anyone about this,’ Jesus said to him. ‘Instead, go and show yourself to the priest. Take a gift to him for God. Moses taught the people what gift to take to God when they are clean again after this kind of disease. This will show everyone that you are now well again.’
• Matthew 8:4Jesus said to the man, ‘Listen. You must not tell anyone about this. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest. Take a gift to him for God. Moses taught the people what gift to take to God after this kind of disease. This will show everyone that you are now well again.’
• Matthew 9:30Then immediately the men could see again. Jesus said strongly to them, ‘You must not tell anyone about this.’
• Mark 5:42The girl stood up immediately and she walked about. She was 12 years old. The people there were very surprised.

Commentaries on Luke 8:56

• 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. 56not to tell anyone: See “The Secret of the Messiah” Theme Note.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:56

• Children
• Jairus
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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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