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

36When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn’t tell anyone at that time what they had seen. 37The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child. 39An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone. 40I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, 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 7:12A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
• Luke 8:41Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him.
• Matthew 15:22A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
• John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.
• Genesis 44:20And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’
• Zechariah 12:10“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

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
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• 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