Luke 9:38
 Luke 9:38 
New International Version (©2011)
A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

New Living Translation (©2007)
A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Just then a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he's my only child.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Suddenly, a man in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, because he is my only child.

NET Bible (©2006)
Then a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son--he is my only child!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And one man from that crowd called and he said, “Teacher, I beg you, restore my son to me; he is the only child I have.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A man in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son. He's my only child.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech you, look upon my son: for he is my only child.

American King James Version
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech you, look on my son: for he is my only child.

American Standard Version
And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.

Darby Bible Translation
And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:

English Revised Version
And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Master, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

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

Weymouth New Testament
and a man from the crowd called out, "Rabbi, I beg you to pity my son, for he is my only child.

World English Bible
Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, 'Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:37-42 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.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 38. - A man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. The tender sympathy of St. Luke is shown in this little detail. He is the only evangelist who mentions that the poor tormented boy was an only child.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And behold, a man of the company,.... One that was in the company, and among the multitude, that met him:

cried out; with great vehemence and earnestness:

saying, Master; doctor, or "Rabbi":

I beseech thee: most humbly, for he was now on his knees:

look upon my son: with pity and compassion, and help him:

for he is mine only child; wherefore he was dear unto him, and he was greatly concerned for him, and earnestly desirous of his being restored to health; and this he mentions, to move the compassion of Christ.


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Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit
37And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech you, look on my son: for he is my only child. 39And, see, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it tears him that he foams again, and bruising him hardly departs from him. …

Luke 9:37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
Luke 9:39 A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.