Luke 8 · Verse 51

Luke 8:51

And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
Luke 8:51, King James Version

Luke 8:51 in other translations

BSBWhen He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
WEBWhen he came to the house, he didn’t allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.
ASVAnd when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.
YLTAnd having come to the house, he suffered no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the child, and the mother;
DARBYAnd when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.
BBEAnd when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.
WebsterAnd when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

What does Luke 8:51 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:41-56

Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith…

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Luke 8:51 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.

ἐλθὼνelthōnhaving enteredG2064
δὲdethenG1161
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
οἰκίανoikianhouseG3614
οὐκouknotG3756
ἀφῆκενaphēkenHe did allowG863
εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto go inG1525
τιναtinaanyoneG5100
σὺνsunwithG4862
αὐτῷautōHimG846
εἰeionlyG1487
μὴmēexceptG3361
ΠέτρονPetronPeterG4074
καὶkaiandG2532
ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohnG2491
καὶkaiandG2532
Ἰάκωβον,IakōbonJames,G2385
καὶkaiandG2532
τὸνtontheG3588
πατέραpaterafatherG3962
τῆςtēsof theG3588
παιδὸςpaidoschildG3816
καὶkaiandG2532
τὴνtēntheG3588
μητέρα.mēteramother.G3384

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

Cross references for Luke 8:51

  • Mark 14:33

    And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

  • Matthew 6:5-6

    And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  • 1 Kings 17:19-23

    And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. …

  • 2 Kings 4:4-6

    And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

  • Isaiah 42:2

    He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

  • Luke 9:28

    And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

  • Mark 5:37-40

    And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

  • Acts 9:40

    But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

  • Luke 6:14

    Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

  • 2 Kings 4:34-36

    And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he suffered.
1Ki 17:19-23; 2Ki 4:4-6,34-36; Isa 42:2; Mt 6:5,6; Ac 9:40
save.
6:14; 9:28; Mr 5:37-40; 14:33

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Context

  • Luke 8:50

    But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

  • Luke 8:51

    And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

  • Luke 8:52

    And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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Luke 8:51 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y entrado en casa, no dejó entrar á nadie consigo, sino á Pedro, y á Jacobo, y á Juan, y al padre y á la madre de la moza.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand il fut arrivé à la maison, il ne permit à personne d’entrer, sinon à Pierre et à Jean et à Jacques, et au père de la jeune fille et à la mère.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als er aber in das Haus kam, erlaubte er niemandem hineinzugehen, außer Petrus und Johannes und Jakobus und dem Vater des Kindes und der Mutter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cum venisset domum, non permisit intrare secum quemquam, nisi Petrum, et Jacobum, et Joannem, et patrem, et matrem puellæ.