Luke 9:37

37 When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them.

Luke 9:37 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:37

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".

Luke 9:37 In-Context

35 Then there was a voice out of the cloud: "This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him."
36 When the sound of the voice died away, they saw Jesus there alone. They were speechless. And they continued speechless, said not one thing to anyone during those days of what they had seen.
37 When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them.
38 A man called from out of the crowd, "Please, please, Teacher, take a look at my son. He's my only child.
39 Often a spirit seizes him. Suddenly he's screaming, thrown into convulsions, his mouth foaming. And then it beats him black and blue before it leaves.
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