Luke 7 · Verse 18

Luke 7:18

And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
Luke 7:18, King James Version

Luke 7:18 in other translations

BSBThen John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
WEBThe disciples of John told him about all these things.
ASVAnd the disciples of John told him of all these things.
YLTAnd the disciples of John told him about all these things,
DARBYAnd the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:
BBEAnd the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.
WebsterAnd the disciples of John informed him of all these things.

What does Luke 7:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 The disciples of John showed him, etc. - It is very likely that John's disciples attended the ministry of our Lord at particular times; and this, we may suppose, was a common case among the disciples of different Jewish teachers. Though bigotry existed in its most formidable shape between the Jews and Samaritans, yet we do not find that it had any place between Jews and Jews, though they were of different sects, and attached to different teachers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:11-18

When the Lord saw the poor widow following her son to the grave, he had compassion on her. See Christ's power over death itself. The gospel call to all people, to young people particularly, is, Arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light and life. When Christ put life into him, it appeared by the youth's sitting up. Have we grace from Christ? Let us show it. He began to speak: whenever Christ gives us…

Read the full comment on Luke 7:11-18 →

Luke 7:18 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
ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanbrought wordG518
ἸωάννῃIōannēto JohnG2491
οἱhoitheG3588
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
περὶpericoncerningG4012
πάντωνpantōnallG3956
τούτων.toutōnthese things.G3778

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 7:18

  • John 3:26

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • Matthew 11:2-19

    Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 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. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 11:2-6; Joh 3:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 7:17

    And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.

  • Luke 7:18

    And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

  • Luke 7:19

    And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

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Luke 7:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sus discípulos dieron á Juan las nuevas de todas estas cosas: y llamó Juan á dos de sus discípulos,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les disciples de Jean lui rapportèrent toutes ces choses. Et ayant appelé deux de ses disciples, Jean
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dem Johannes berichteten seine Jünger über dies alles.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et nuntiaverunt Joanni discipuli ejus de omnibus his.