Luke 9:38

Luke 9:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
• New International Version (NIV)A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child.

Context of Luke 9:38

36After the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The disciples said nothing, and for some time they told no one about what they had seen. 37The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd shouted, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son. He’s my only child. 39Whenever a spirit takes control of him, he shrieks, goes into convulsions, and foams at the mouth. After a struggle, the spirit goes away, leaving the child worn out. 40I begged your disciples to force the spirit out of him, but they couldn’t do it.”

Luke 9:38 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐβόησεν λέγων· διδάσκαλε, δέομαί σου ἐπιβλέψαι ἐπὶ τὸν υἱόν μου ὅτι μονογενής μοί ἐστιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the companyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the companyὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• cried outἀναβοάωanaboaō · to cry outG310
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• I beseechδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• lookἐπιβλέπωepiblepō · to look upon/atG1914
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• only childμονογενήςmonogenēs · uniqueG3439

Cross-references for Luke 9:38

• Luke 7:12As he came near the entrance to the city, he met a funeral procession. The dead man was a widow’s only child. A large crowd from the city was with her.
• Luke 8:41A man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, arrived and quickly bowed down in front of Jesus. He begged Jesus to come to his home.
• Matthew 15:22A Canaanite woman from that territory came ⌞to him⌟ and began to shout, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.”
• John 4:47The official heard that Jesus had returned from Judea to Galilee. So he went to Jesus and asked him to go to Capernaum with him to heal his son who was about to die.
• Genesis 44:20We answered, ‘We have a father who is old and a younger brother born to him when he was already old. The boy’s brother is dead, so he’s the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
• Zechariah 12:10“I will pour out the Spirit of blessing and mercy on David’s family and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look at me, whom they have stabbed. Then they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will cry bitterly for him as one cries for a firstborn son.

Commentaries on Luke 9:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37-43Verses 37-43 See this passage explained in the Matthew 17:14-21 notes, and Mark 9:14-29 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-42Verses 37-42 How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Disease of that nature are more frightful than such as arise merely from natural causes. What mischief Satan does where he gets possession! But happy those that have access to Christ! He can do that for us which his disciples cannot. A word from Christ healed the child; and when our children recover from sickness, it is comfortable to receive them as healed by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38my only child: Losing an only son was especially disappointing because it meant no one could continue the family name (compare 7:12; see Genesis 22:16; 1 Kings 17:17–24; Jeremiah 6:26; Amos 8:10; Zechariah 12:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:38

• Children
• Demons
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
• Belong
• Bless
• Close
• Cry
• Cure
• Decease
• Fashion
• Fit
• Generation

Commentaries on Luke 9

• 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