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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.

Context of Luke 9:38

36When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen. 37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him. 40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.”

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 approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
• Luke 8:41Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house
• Matthew 15:22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
• John 4:47When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
• Genesis 44:20And we answered, ‘We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
• Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves 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