The Meaning of Luke 9:42 Explained

Luke 9:42

KJV: And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

YLT: and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

Darby: But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.

ASV: And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Discover Luke 9:42

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Luke 9:42?

MEANING: What does Luke 9:42 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Luke 9:42 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Luke 9:42?

What is the context of Luke 9:42?

A Boy Is Healed (Luke 9:37-42)
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon (Luke 9:37-42)
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy .( AT .) (Luke 9:37-42)
The Power of Faith over a Demon (Luke 9:37-42)
A Demon-possessed Boy Healed (Luke 9:37-43)
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy (Luke 9:37-43)
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit (Luke 9:37-43)
The Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-45)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

What does Luke 9:42 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 9:37-50 - The Greatest Serve The Neediest

When the mountain is bathed in the glory of God we are loath to leave it. But we must not tarry in the enjoyment of its raptures, when the plain contains so much misery. Saints and angels on the one hand, demons on the other! The disciples that have not enjoyed the mountain fellowship have no power over the unclean spirits that haunt men. It is easy to denounce demons; we must do more-we must exorcize them.

But let it never be forgotten that if you are able to cope with the devil, in the power of God, you must be prepared for the Cross, Luke 9:44-45. We cannot die for men, as Jesus did; but we can suffer rebuke and shame with Him, and thus "fill up that which is behind" of His afflictions, Colossians 1:24.

Let us seek the child-heart! We must distinguish between childishness and childlikeness. One of the loveliest pictures of the coming time is Isaiah 11:6. Only childlike souls can tame and conquer the beasts. Let us welcome simple holy souls, and be ourselves of that class; and let us cultivate large-hearted charity toward those who cast out demons, though they be not of our school. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 9

¹ Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach
⁷ Herod desires to see Jesus
¹⁰ The apostles return
¹² Jesus feeds five thousand;
¹⁸ inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;
²³ proposes to all the pattern of his patience
²⁸ The transfiguration
³⁷ He heals the lunatic;
⁴³ again forewarns his disciples of his passion;
⁴⁶ commends humility;
⁵¹ bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge
⁵⁷ Many would follow him, but upon conditions

Greek Commentary for Luke 9:42

As he was yet a coming [ετι προσερχομενου αυτου]
Genitive absolute. While he was yet coming (the boy, that is, not Jesus). Note quaint English “a coming” retained in the Revised Version. [source]

Dashed him [ερρηχεν αυτον]
First aorist active indicative of ρηγνυμι rēgnumi or ρησσω rēssō to rend or convulse, a common verb, used sometimes of boxers giving knockout blows.Tare grievously (συνεσπαραχεν sunesparaxen). Rare word as only here and Mark 9:20 in the N.T., which see note.Gave him back to his father Tender touch alone in Luke as in Luke 7:15. [source]

Tare grievously [συνεσπαραχεν]
Rare word as only here and Mark 9:20 in the N.T., which see note. [source]

Gave him back to his father [απεδωκεν αυτον τωι πατρι αυτου]
Tender touch alone in Luke as in Luke 7:15. [source]

Threw him down [ἔῤῥηξεν]
See on teareth, Mark 9:18. [source]

Tare [συνεσπάραξεν]
Only here in New Testament. Con vulse, which is the exact Latin equivalent, would, perhaps, be the nearest rendering. Σπαραγμός , a kindred noun, is the word for a cramp.sa40 [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 9:42

Mark 9:20 Tare him grievously [sunesparaxen auton)]
Luke 9:42 has both errēxen (dashed down, like Mark 9:18, rēssei) and sunesparaxen (convulsed). This compound with suṅ (together with), strengthens the force of the verb as in sunpnigō (Mark 4:7) and suntēreō (Mark 6:20). The only other instance of this compound verb known is in Maximus Tyrius (second century b.c.). [source]

Luke 7:15 Delivered [ἔδωκεν]
Rev., gave. “For he had already ceased to belong to his mother” (Bengel). Compare Luke 9:42. [source]

Luke 7:15 Gave him to his mother [εδωκεν αυτον τηι μητρι αυτου]
Tender way of putting it. “For he had already ceased to belong to his mother” (Bengel). So in Luke 9:42. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 9:42 mean?

While then he was coming near of him threw down him the demon and threw [him] into convulsions Rebuked - Jesus the spirit - unclean healed the boy gave back to father

Ἔτι δὲ προσερχομένου αὐτοῦ ἔρρηξεν αὐτὸν τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ συνεσπάραξεν ἐπετίμησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ ἰάσατο τὸν παῖδα ἀπέδωκεν τῷ πατρὶ

Ἔτι	While
Parse: Adverb Root: ἔτι Sense: yet, still.
προσερχομένου	he was coming near
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: προσέρχομαι Sense: to come to, approach.
αὐτοῦ	of him
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἔρρηξεν	threw down
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ῥάσσω Sense: to rend, burst or break asunder, break up, break through.
δαιμόνιον	demon
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: δαιμόνιον Sense: the divine power, deity, divinity.
συνεσπάραξεν	threw [him] into convulsions
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: συνταράσσω Sense: to convulse completely.
ἐπετίμησεν	Rebuked
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἐπιτιμάω Sense: to show honour to, to honour.
ὁ	-
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦς	Jesus
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
πνεύματι	spirit
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: πνεῦμα Sense: a movement of air (a gentle blast.
τῷ	-
Parse: Article, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀκαθάρτῳ	unclean
Parse: Adjective, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ἀκάθαρτος Sense: not cleansed, unclean.
ἰάσατο	healed
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἰάομαι Sense: to cure, heal.
παῖδα	boy
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: παῖς Sense: a child, boy or girl.
ἀπέδωκεν	gave back
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀποδίδωμι Sense: to deliver, to give away for one’s own profit what is one’s own, to sell.
πατρὶ	father
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: προπάτωρ Sense: generator or male ancestor.

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