Luke - 9:37



37 It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 9:37.

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And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
And it came to pass the day following, when they came down from the mountain, there met him a great multitude.
And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they had come down from the hill, many people met him.
And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,
On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;
And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.
It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a large crowd met him.
But it happened on the following day that, as they were descending from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met Jesus.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

See this passage explained in the Matthew 17:14-21 notes, and Mark 9:14-29 notes.

(7) And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
(7) Nothing offends Christ as much as incredulity, although he bears with it for a time.

And it came to pass, that on the next day,.... For Jesus and his disciples staid all night on the mountain:
when they were come down from the hill; to the bottom of it:
much people met him. The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "met them".

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 receive them as healed by the hand of Christ.

Look upon my son. For the healing of the lunatic child see Matthew 17:14-21 and Mark 9:14-29. Matthew calls the boy a lunatic. The symptoms are like epilepsy.

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