Luke 5 · Verse 17

Luke 5:17

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Luke 5:17, King James Version

Luke 5:17 in other translations

BSBOne day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
WEBOn one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.
ASVAnd it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judæa and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
YLTAnd it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was--to heal them.
DARBYAnd it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.
BBEAnd it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
WebsterAnd it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

What does Luke 5:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Pharisees and doctors ... sitting by--the highest testimony yet borne to our Lord's growing influence, and the necessity increasingly felt by the ecclesiastics throughout the country of coming to some definite judgment regarding Him. power of the Lord ... present--with Jesus. to heal them--the sick people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 17. See this passage explained in Barnes "Mt 9:1" through Mt 9:7.

On a certain day. The time and place are not particularly mentioned here, but from Mt 9:1 it seems it was at Capernaum.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 On a certain day - This was when he was at Capernaum. See Mar 2:1. The power of the Lord - Δυναμις Κυριου The mighty or miraculous power of the Lord, i.e. of Jesus, was there to heal them - as many as were diseased either in body or soul. Where the teaching of Christ is, there also is the power of Christ to redeem and save.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:17-26
How many are there in our assemblies, where the gospel is preached, who do not sit under the word, but sit by! It is to them as a tale that is told them, not as a message that is sent to them. Observe the duties taught and recommended to us by the history of the paralytic. In applying to Christ, we must be very pressing and urgent; that is an evidence of faith, and is very pleasing to Christ, and prevailing with him. Give us, Lord, the same kind of faith with respect to thy ability and willingness to heal our souls. Give us to desire the pardon of sin more than any earthly blessing, or life itself. Enable us to believe thy power to forgive sins; then will our souls cheerfully arise and go where thou pleasest.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Luke 5:17 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
ἐγένετοegenetoit came to passG1096
ἐνenonG1722
μιᾷmiaoneG1520
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ἡμερῶνhēmerōndaysG2250
καὶkaithatG2532
αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846
ἦνēnwasG1510
διδάσκων·didaskōnteaching;G1321
καὶkaiandG2532
ἦσανēsanthere wereG1510
καθήμενοιkathēmenoisitting byG2521
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPhariseesG5330
καὶkaiandG2532
νομοδιδάσκαλοιnomodidaskaloiteachers of the lawG3547
οἳhoiwhoG3739
ἦσανēsanwereG1510
ἐληλυθότεςelēluthotesalready comingG2064
ἐκekout ofG1537
πάσηςpasēseveryG3956
κώμηςkōmēsvillageG2968
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasof GalileeG1056
καὶkaiandG2532
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasof JudeaG2449
καὶkaiandG2532
Ἰερουσαλήμ,Ierousalēmof Jerusalem,G2419
καὶkaiAndG2532
δύναμιςdunamis[the] powerG1411
κυρίουkuriouof [the] LordG2962
ἦνēnwasG1510
εἰςeiswithG1519
τὸto<the>G3588
ἰᾶσθαιiasthaito healG2390
αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

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Cross references for Luke 5:17

  • Luke 6:19

    And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

  • Luke 8:46

    And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

  • Acts 19:11

    And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

  • Matthew 11:5

    The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

  • Mark 5:30

    And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

  • Mark 7:1

    Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

  • Acts 4:30

    By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

  • Matthew 15:1

    Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,

  • Luke 2:46

    And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

  • John 3:21

    But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

  • Luke 5:30

    But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

  • Luke 5:21

    And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that there.
21,30; 7:30; 11:52-54; 15:2; Joh 3:21
Jerusalem.
Mt 15:1; Mr 3:22; 7:1
power.
6:19; 8:46; Mt 11:5; Mr 16:18; Ac 4:30; 19:11

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Context

  • Luke 5:16

    And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

  • Luke 5:17

    And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

  • Luke 5:18

    And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

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Luke 5:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció un día, que él estaba enseñando, y los Fariseos y doctores de la ley estaban sentados, los cuales habían venido de todas las aldeas de Galilea, y de Judea y Jerusalem: y la virtud del Señor estaba allí para sanarlos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva, l’un de ces jours, qu’il enseignait. Et des pharisiens et des docteurs de la loi, qui étaient venus de chaque bourgade de Galilée, et de Judée, et de Jérusalem, étaient assis là, et la puissance du ✶Seigneur était là pour les guérir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah an einem der Tage, daß er lehrte; und es saßen da Pharisäer und Gesetzlehrer, welche aus jedem Dorfe von Galiläa und Judäa und aus Jerusalem gekommen waren; und des Herrn Kraft war da, um sie zu heilen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et factum est in una dierum, et ipse sedebat docens. Et erant pharisæi sedentes, et legis doctores, qui venerant ex omni castello Galilææ, et Judææ, et Jerusalem: et virtus Domini erat ad sanandum eos.