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Luke 9:38

Parents and childrenSickness and healingPrayer

36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

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

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.

40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
KJV
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
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:
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:
BLB
And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I implore You to look upon my son, because he is the only begotten unto me.
ÅB
Og se, en mann av folket ropte: Mester! jeg ber deg: Se til min sønn! for han er min eneste,
OTB
En mann i mengden ropte: "Lærer, jeg ber deg se på min sønn, for han er mitt eneste barn."
B1930
Og se, en mann av folket ropte: Mester! jeg ber dig: Se til min sønn! for han er min eneste,

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  • 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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  • John 4:47

    When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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  • 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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