Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
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And beholde a man of the company cryed out sayinge: Master I beseche the beholde my sonne for he is all that I have:
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And beholde, a man of the companie cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, beholde my sonne: for he is all that I haue.
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Passages linked to Luke 9:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Zechariah 12:10 I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
- John 4:47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
- Matthew 15:22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
- Luke 7:12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.
- Luke 8:41-42 Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the multitudes pressed against him.
- Genesis 44:20 We said to 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 loves him.’
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jesus answering, said,.... To the father of the…
And Jesus answering, said,.... To the father of the child, and those that were with him; and with a particular view to the Scribes and Pharisees, who had been insulting the disciples, and triumphing over them, because of their inability to cast out the evil spirit: for the words are not spoken to the disciples, as they might seem at first view to be, and as the Persic version renders them, "and Jesus turned his face to the disciples, and said"; but to the unbelieving Jews,
O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy son hither; See Gill on Mat 17:17.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38. of the company] Rather, from the crowd.
38. of the company] Rather, from the crowd.
Master] Rather, Teacher or Rahbi.
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he is mine only child] See on Luk_8:42.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (38) A man of the company.—Better, a man from…
(38) A man of the company.—Better, a man from among the multitude.
Master.—Here St. Luke uses the more common word, which means “teacher.”
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He is mine only child.—Note, as in the history of the widow of Nain (Luk_5:12), the tender sympathy shown in St. Luke’s narrative. He is the only Evangelist who calls attention to the fact.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain A man of the company cried out, saying, Master,…
A man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. The tender sympathy of St. Luke is shown in this little detail. He is the only evangelist who mentions that the poor tormented boy was an only child.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:38 my only child: The loss of an only…
9:38 my only child: The loss of an only son was especially tragic, since this left no one to carry on the family name (cp. 7:12; see Gen 22:16; 1 Kgs 17:17-24; Jer 6:26; Amos 8:10; Zech 12:10).
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