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The Rejection at Nazareth

Luke 4:27

In 9 translations

BSB
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.”A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
KJV
And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
WEB
There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian.”
ASV
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.
LSV
and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but—Naaman the Syrian.”
YLT
and many lepers were in the time of Elisha the prophet, in Israel, and none of them was cleansed, but — Naaman the Syrian.'
DBY
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
DRC
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.
GNV
Also many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Eliseus the Prophet: yet none of them was made cleane, sauing Naaman the Syrian.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐν elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τῷ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Ἰσραὴλ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Spelling of Ἐλισαίου: Textus Receptus: ἐλισσαίου.
  • Spelling of Ναιμὰν: Textus Receptus: Νεεμὰν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ … προφήτου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ … προφήτου; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐπὶ … προφήτου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου τοῦ προφήτου, καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη, εἰ μὴ Ναιμὰν ὁ Σύρος.
RP2018
Καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐπὶ Ἐλισσαίου τοῦ προφήτου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη, εἰ μὴ Νεεμὰν ὁ Σύρος.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐπὶ Ἐλισσαίου τοῦ προφήτου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη, εἰ μὴ Νεεμὰν ὁ Σύρος.
SCR1894
και πολλοι λεπροι ησαν επι ελισσαιου του προφητου εν τω ισραηλ και ουδεις αυτων εκαθαρισθη ει μη νεεμαν ο συρος

Who and where

👤 Elisha👤 Naaman◆ Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 5:1–27Now 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…
  • 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.
  • 1 Kings 19:19–21So 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. So Elisha left the oxen, ran after…
  • 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.
  • Job 36:23Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
  • 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?’”
  • Job 33:13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
  • Job 21:22Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?

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