Luke 4:40

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the sun was setting, people brought to Him all who had various diseases. Laying His hands on each of them, He healed them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Δύνοντος δὲ τοῦ ἡλίου, πάντες ὅσοι εἶχον ἀσθενοῦντας νόσοις ποικίλαις ἤγαγον αὐτοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν· ὁ δὲ ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ αὐτῶν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιθεὶς, ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς.

Transliteration

Dynontos de tou hēliou, all as many as eichon asthenountas nosois poikilais ēgagon them pros him; ho de heni hekastō autōn tas cheiras epitheis, etherapeusen them.

Grammar Details

• *Dynontos*: present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, singular - setting
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *tou hēliou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the sun
• *eichon*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were having
• *asthenountas*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - being sick
• *nosois*: dative, feminine, plural - diseases
• *poikilais*: dative, feminine, plural, adjective - various
• *ēgagon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - brought/led
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to
• *ho*: nominative, masculine, singular, article - he
• *heni*: dative, masculine, singular, numeral - one
• *hekastō*: dative, masculine, singular, adjective - each
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural, pronoun - of them
• *tas cheiras*: accusative, feminine, plural - the hands
• *epitheis*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having laid on
• *etherapeusen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - healed

Word Meanings

• *Dynontos tou hēliou*: while the sun was setting/at sunset
• *asthenountas*: being sick/ill/weak
• *nosois poikilais*: various/diverse diseases
• *epitheis*: having laid on/placed upon
• *etherapeusen*: healed/cured/treated

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the sonne was doune all they that had sicke take with divers deseases brought them vnto him: and he layde his hondes on every one of them and healed them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the Sonne was gone downe all they that had sicke of dyuerse diseases, brought the vnto him. And he layed his hades vpon euery one of the, & made the whole.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now at the sunne setting, all they that had sicke folkes of diuers diseases, brought them vnto him, and he layd his hands on euery one of them, and healed them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the Sunne was downe, all they that had sicke, taken with diuers diseases, brought them vnto hym: And he layde his handes on euery one of them, and healed them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And at the setting of the sun, all, as many as had any ailing with manifold sicknesses, brought them unto him, and he on each one of them `his' hands having put, did heal them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And at sundown all those who had anyone ill with any sort of disease, took them to him, and he put his hands on every one of them and made them well.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As the sun was setting, all those who had any relatives sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus. He placed his hands on every one of them and healed them.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 8:16-17 : 16 That evening, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 'He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.'
• Mark 1:32-34 : 32 That evening, after the sun had set, people were bringing to Jesus all who were sick or possessed by demons. 33 The whole town was gathered at the door. 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.
• Mark 5:23 : 23 He pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is dying. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.'
• Mark 6:5 : 5 He could not do any miracles there, except that He laid hands on a few sick people and healed them.
• Mark 6:55-56 : 55 They ran throughout that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was. 56 And wherever He entered—villages, towns, or countryside—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak. And all who touched it were healed.
• Luke 7:21-23 : 21 At that very time, Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind. 22 He replied to them, 'Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.' 23 Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me.'
• Acts 5:15 : 15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
• Acts 19:12 : 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched him were brought to the sick, and their diseases left them, and evil spirits went out of them.
• Mark 3:10 : 10 For He had healed many, so those with illnesses were pressing forward to touch Him.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
• Matt 14:13 : 13 When Jesus heard about this, He withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place. Yet the crowds, hearing of this, followed Him on foot from the towns.
• Matt 4:23-24 : 23 Jesus went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 News about Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all who were sick, suffering from various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and He healed them.