Luke 4:27

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“And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.””

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BSBPD

“And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but--Naaman the Syrian.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 4:27 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 19:19So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  2. 2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
  3. Job 21:22Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
  4. Job 33:13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
  5. Job 36:23Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
  6. Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
  7. Matthew 12:4He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
  8. John 17:12While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

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