Luke 9:38
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
ὄχλος
crowd
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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μονογενής
an only child
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μονογενής
Only, one and only, unique. He gave His only Son. Monogenes. One of a kind. What God gave was not one of many but the most precious possible gift.
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δέομαι
I implore
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δέομαι
To beg, to earnestly request. Passionate prayer that will not let go. Paul beseeched by the mercies of God.
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ἐπιβλέπω
to look
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ἐπιβλέπω
to gaze at (with favor, pity or partiality)
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διδάσκαλος
Teacher,
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διδάσκαλος
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
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εἰμί
he is;
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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