Luke 9:37

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd. ¹

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 And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

36 After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

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

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

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.

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 17:14–18; Mark 9:14–29)