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Luke 8:49

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.

KJV

Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχεταί τις παρὰ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου λέγων ὅτι τέθνηκεν ἡ θυγάτηρ σου, μηκέτι σκύλλε τὸν διδάσκαλον.

Greek NT

Adhuc illo loquente, venit quidam ad principem synagogæ, dicens ei : Quia mortua est filia tua, noli vexare illum.

Vulgate

While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

ASV

As he was yet speaking, there cometh one to the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead: trouble him not.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διδάσκαλος
didaskalos
noun · 60×
θνήσκω
thnesko
verb · 9×
θυγάτηρ
thugater
noun · 28×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μηκέτι
meketi
adverb · 23×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
σκύλλω
skullo
verb · 4×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀρχισυνάγωγος
archisunagogos
noun · 9×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔτι
eti
adverb · 94×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: λέγων | WH/NIV: λέγων | Treg/RP: + αὐτῷ
  • λέγωνSBLGNT
  • λέγωνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + αὐτῷTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: μηκέτι | WH/Treg/NIV: μηκέτι | RP: μὴ
  • μηκέτιSBLGNT
  • μηκέτιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • μὴRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. And, behold, it is said, a woman that had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Him, and touched the hem of His garment. For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole. Wherefore did she not approach Him boldly? She was ashamed on account of her affliction, accounting herself to be unclean. For if the menstruous woman was judged not to be…

Cross-references

  • Isa 7:12 — But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
  • John 11:21 — Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
  • Luke 7:6 — Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter unde
  • Luke 7:6 — Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter unde
  • Luke 8:41 — And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
  • Mark 5:35 — While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
  • Mark 5:35 — While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
  • Matt 9:23 — And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,