Luke 4:27

Luke 4:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
• New International Version (NIV)And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.”

Context of Luke 4:27

25But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." 28When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

Luke 4:27 word by word

καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου τοῦ προφήτου· καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη εἰ μὴ Ναιμὰν ὁ Σύρος.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• lepersλεπρόςlepros · leprousG3015
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Israelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• in the timeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• of EliseusἘλισσαῖοςElissaios · ElishaG1666
• the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• noneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• was cleansedκαθαρίζωkatharizō · to cleanG2511
• ·εἰei · if: notG1487
• savingμήmē · notG3361
• NaamanΝεεμάν, ΝαιμάνNeeman · NaamanG3497
• the SyrianΣύροςSuros · SyrianG4948

Cross-references for Luke 4:27

• 1 Kings 19:19So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him.
• Matthew 12:4how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
• John 17:12While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
• 2 Kings 5:1Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
• Job 21:22Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those who are on high?
• Job 33:13Why do you contend against him, saying, 'He will answer none of man's words'?
• Job 36:23Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?
• Daniel 4:35all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?"

Commentaries on Luke 4:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27None of them was cleansed - This verse is to be understood as the 26th; for Naaman, being a Syrian, was no leper in Israel. The meaning of these verses is, God dispenses his benefits when, where, and to whom he pleases. No person can complain of his conduct in these respects, because no person deserves any good from his hand. God never punishes any but those who deserve it; but he blesses incessantly those who deserve it not. The reason is evident…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Many lepers - For an account of the leprosy see the notes at Matthew 8:1. Time of Eliseus - Time of Elisha. The word “Eliseus” is the Greek way of writing the word Elisha, as Elias is of Elijah. Saving Naaman the Syrian - The account of his cure is contained in 2 Kings 5.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Naaman the Syrian: See 2 Kings 5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. But I tell you, &c.--falling back for support on the well-known examples of Elijah and Elisha (Eliseus), whose miraculous power, passing by those who were near, expended itself on those at a distance, yea on heathens, "the two great prophets who stand at the commencement of prophetic antiquity, and whose miracles strikingly prefigured those of our Lord. As He intended like them to feed the poor and cleanse the lepers, He points to these miracles of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:27

• Eliseus
• Elisha
• Jesus, the Christ
• Naaman
• Nazareth
• Predestination
• Prophets
• Synagogue
• Word of God

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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