Luke 6:17

Jesus Heals the Multitudes · Luke 6:17–19
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Translations

Modern
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
Traditional
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Literal
And having come down with them, He stood on a level place, and a great crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon,
Latin
Et descendens cum illis, stetit in loco campestri, et turba discipulorum ejus, et multitudo copiosa plebis ab omni Judæa, et Jerusalem, et maritima, et Tyri, et Sidonis,

Original

Greek
English
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

Notes

all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon: Tyre and Sidon were coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea northwest of Galilee. Jesus was gaining wide popularity.

The main theme of the great sermon of Jesus is that those who repent and enter the kingdom of God will live in a truly righteous way.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 4:23–25 Mark 3:7–12

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Judea: The southern region of Israel, centered around Jerusalem Sidon: Phoenician city; home of Jezebel Tyre: A major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Lebanon Luke, Gospel of Perea Sidon (Place), Sidonian

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Goes up Onto a Mountain, and Calls and Commissions Twelve Disciples (In Galilee) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of Heals Multitudes from Judah, Jerusalem, and the Coasts of Tyre and Sidon Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of not Particularly Described Jesus, the Christ: Received Sermon of Jesus |On the Plain| Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: People of, Come to Hear Jesus The Miracles of Christ: Many and Divers Diseases Healed The Sidonians: Dwelt on the Sea Coast Tyre: Christ was Followed by Many From Tyre: City of Multitudes From, Come to Hear Jesus, and to be Healed of Their Diseases