Luke 9:38
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
Luke 9:38 in other translations
| BSB | Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. |
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| WEB | Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only born child. |
| ASV | And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child: |
| YLT | and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, ‘Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten; |
| DARBY | And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child: |
| BBE | And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child: |
| Webster | And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee look upon my son: for he is my only child. |
What does Luke 9:38 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:37-42
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…
Luke 9:38 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 9:38
- Zechariah 12:10
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
- John 4:47
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
- Matthew 15:22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
- Luke 7:12
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
- Luke 8:41-42
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
- Genesis 44:20
And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
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Context
- Luke 9:37
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
- Luke 9:38
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
- Luke 9:39
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
Luke 9:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y he aquí, un hombre de la compañía clamó, diciendo: Maestro, ruégote que veas á mi hijo; que es el único que tengo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et voici, un homme de la foule s’écria, disant: Maître, je te supplie, jette les yeux sur mon fils, car il est mon unique; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und siehe, ein Mann aus der Volksmenge rief laut und sprach: Lehrer, ich bitte dich, blicke hin auf meinen Sohn, denn er ist mein eingeborener; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ecce vir de turba exclamavit, dicens: Magister, obsecro te, respice in filium meum quia unicus est mihi: |