Luke 9 · Verse 11

Luke 9:11

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
Luke 9:11, King James Version

Luke 9:11 in other translations

BSBBut the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
WEBBut the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them of God’s Kingdom, and he cured those who needed healing.
ASVBut the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.
YLTand the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.
DARBYBut the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.
BBEBut the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
WebsterAnd the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

What does Luke 9:11 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 11.

(f) "when they knew it" Rom 10:14,17 (g) "he received them" Jn 6:37 (h) "kingdom of God" Acts 28:31

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 The people - followed him - Observe here five grand effects of Divine grace. 1. The people are drawn to follow him. 2. He kindly receives them. 3. He instructs them in the things of God. 4. He heals all their diseases. 5. He feeds their bodies and their souls. See Quesnel. Reader! Jesus is the same to the present moment. Follow him, and he will receive, instruct, heal, feed, and save thy soul unto eternal life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:10-17

The people followed Jesus, and though they came unseasonably, yet he gave them what they came for. He spake unto them of the kingdom of God. He healed those who had need of healing. And with five loaves of bread and two fishes, Christ fed five thousand men. He will not see those that fear him, and serve him faithfully, want any good thing. When we receive creature-comforts, we must acknowledge that we receive them…

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Luke 9:11 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.

οἱhoiTheG3588
δὲdenowG1161
ὄχλοιochloicrowdsG3793
γνόντεςgnonteshaving known [it]G1097
ἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanthey followedG190
αὐτῷ.autōHim.G846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀποδεξάμενοςapodexamenoshaving receivedG588
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
ἐλάλειelaleiHe was speakingG2980
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
περὶpericoncerningG4012
τῆςtēstheG3588
βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdomG932
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316
καὶkaiandG2532
τοὺςtousthoseG3588
χρείανchreianneedG5532
ἔχονταςechontashavingG2192
θεραπείαςtherapeiasof healingG2322
ἰᾶτο.¶iatoHe was healing.G2390

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

Cross references for Luke 9:11

  • Luke 5:31

    And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

  • Matthew 21:43

    Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

  • Mark 6:33-34

    And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • Luke 8:1

    And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

  • Luke 9:2

    And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

  • 2 Timothy 4:2

    Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

  • Matthew 21:31

    Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

  • Hebrews 4:16

    Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  • Romans 10:14

    How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  • Matthew 14:14

    And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

  • Luke 1:53

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when.
Mt 14:14; Mr 6:33,34; Ro 10:14,17
and he.
Isa 61:1; Joh 4:34; 6:37; Ro 15:3; 2Ti 4:2
the kingdom.
8:1,10; Mt 21:31,43; Ac 28:31
healed.
1:53; 5:31; Heb 4:16

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Context

  • Luke 9:10

    And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

  • Luke 9:11

    And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

  • Luke 9:12

    And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

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Luke 9:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como lo entendieron las gentes, le siguieron; y él las recibió, y les hablaba del reino de Dios, y sanaba á los que tenían necesidad de cura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les foules, l’ayant su, le suivirent. Et les ayant reçus, il leur parla du royaume de Dieu, et guérit ceux qui avaient besoin de guérison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als aber die Volksmenge es erfuhr, folgte sie ihm; und er nahm sie auf und redete zu ihnen vom Reiche Gottes, und die der Heilung bedurften, machte er gesund.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum cognovissent turbæ, secutæ sunt illum: et excepit eos, et loquebatur illis de regno Dei, et eos, qui cura indigebant, sanabat.