Luke 9:38
New International Version
A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

New Living Translation
A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.

English Standard Version
And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Berean Literal Bible
And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I implore You to look upon my son, for he is an only child to me.

King James Bible
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.

New King James Version
Suddenly a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, for he is my only child.

New American Standard Bible
And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he is my only son,

NASB 1995
And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,

NASB 1977
And behold, a man from the multitude shouted out, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,

Legacy Standard Bible
And behold, a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only one,

Amplified Bible
And a man from the crowd shouted for help, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he is my only child;

Christian Standard Bible
Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he’s my only child.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he’s my only child.

American Standard Version
And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And one man from that crowd called and he said, “Teacher, I beg you, restore my son to me; he is the only child I have.”

Contemporary English Version
Just then someone in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, please do something for my son! He is my only child!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.

English Revised Version
And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Master, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A man in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son. He's my only child.

Good News Translation
A man shouted from the crowd, "Teacher! I beg you, look at my son--my only son!

International Standard Version
Suddenly, a man in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

Literal Standard Version
and behold, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You, look on my son, because he is my only begotten;

Majority Standard Bible
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.

New American Bible
There was a man in the crowd who cried out, “Teacher, I beg you, look at my son; he is my only child.

NET Bible
Then a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son--he is my only child!

New Revised Standard Version
Just then a man from the crowd shouted, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child.

New Heart English Bible
And look, a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee look upon my son: for he is my only child.

Weymouth New Testament
and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, 'Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

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Context
The Boy with an Evil Spirit
37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd. 38Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.…

Cross References
Luke 9:37
The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.

Luke 9:39
A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.


Treasury of Scripture

And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech you, look on my son: for he is my only child.

look.

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: …

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.

for.

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.

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.

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Luke 9
1. Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.
7. Herod desires to see Jesus.
10. The apostles return.
12. Jesus feeds five thousand;
18. inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;
23. proposes to all the pattern of his patience.
28. The transfiguration.
37. He heals the lunatic;
43. again forewarns his disciples of his passion;
46. commends humility;
51. bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge.
57. Many would follow him, but upon conditions.














(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."

He is mine only child.--Note, as in the history of the widow of Nain (Luke 5:12), the tender sympathy shown in St. Luke's narrative. He is the only Evangelist who calls attention to the fact.

Verse 38. - 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.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Suddenly
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a man
ἀνὴρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

in
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowd
ὄχλου (ochlou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

cried out,
ἐβόησεν (eboēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 994: To shout, call aloud, proclaim. Apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb; to halloo, i.e. Shout.

“Teacher,
Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.

I beg
δέομαί (deomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1189: To want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray. Middle voice of deo; to beg, i.e. Petition.

You
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

to look
ἐπιβλέψαι (epiblepsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1914: To look with favor on, regard. From epi and blepo; to gaze at.

at
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

son,
υἱόν (huion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

for
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

he is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

my
μοί (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

only child.
μονογενής (monogenēs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3439: Only, only-begotten; unique. From monos and ginomai; only-born, i.e. Sole.


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