Luke 9:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.”

Luke 9:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 9:46 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 9:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.”

Luke 9:46 — World English Bible

Luke 9:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.”

Luke 9:46 — American Standard Version

Luke 9:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?”

Luke 9:46 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 9:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.”

Luke 9:46 — Darby Translation

Luke 9:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest.”

Luke 9:46 — Geneva Bible

Luke 9:46 in Context — Luke 9

44 “Ponde vós em vossos ouvidos estas palavras: que o Filho do homem será entregue nas mãos dos homens”.

45 Mas eles não entendiam essa palavra, e era-lhes encoberta, para que não a compreendessem; e temiam perguntar-lhe sobre essa palavra.

46 E levantou-se entre eles uma discussão sobre qual deles seria o maior.

47 Mas Jesus, conhecendo o pensamento de seus corações, pegou uma criança, e a pôs junto a si.

48 Então disse-lhes: “Quem receber esta criança em meu nome, a mim me recebe; e quem receber a mim, recebe o que me enviou; porque aquele que entre todos vós for o menor, esse será grande”.

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What Does Luke 9:46 Mean?

Luke 9:46 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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