The Meaning of Luke 9:37 Explained

Luke 9:37

KJV: And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.

YLT: And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

Darby: And it came to pass on the following day, when they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

ASV: And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  it came to pass,  that on  the next  day,  when they  were come down  from  the hill,  much  people  met  him. 

What does Luke 9:37 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Luke is the only Gospel writer who mentioned that the descent happened the day following the Transfiguration. This notation has the effect of contrasting the glorious manifestation on the mountain with the mundane world of sin and unbelief below. Some commentators thought that Luke"s comment implies that the Transfiguration happened at night, but that is an unnecessary supposition.

Context Summary

Luke 9:37-50 - The Greatest Serve The Neediest
When the mountain is bathed in the glory of God we are loath to leave it. But we must not tarry in the enjoyment of its raptures, when the plain contains so much misery. Saints and angels on the one hand, demons on the other! The disciples that have not enjoyed the mountain fellowship have no power over the unclean spirits that haunt men. It is easy to denounce demons; we must do more-we must exorcize them.
But let it never be forgotten that if you are able to cope with the devil, in the power of God, you must be prepared for the Cross, Luke 9:44-45. We cannot die for men, as Jesus did; but we can suffer rebuke and shame with Him, and thus "fill up that which is behind" of His afflictions, Colossians 1:24.
Let us seek the child-heart! We must distinguish between childishness and childlikeness. One of the loveliest pictures of the coming time is Isaiah 11:6. Only childlike souls can tame and conquer the beasts. Let us welcome simple holy souls, and be ourselves of that class; and let us cultivate large-hearted charity toward those who cast out demons, though they be not of our school. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 9

1  Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach
7  Herod desires to see Jesus
10  The apostles return
12  Jesus feeds five thousand;
18  inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;
23  proposes to all the pattern of his patience
28  The transfiguration
37  He heals the lunatic;
43  again forewarns his disciples of his passion;
46  commends humility;
51  bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge
57  Many would follow him, but upon conditions

Greek Commentary for Luke 9:37

On the next day [τηι εχης ημεραι]
Alone in Luke. It shows that the Transfiguration took place on the preceding night. [source]
They were come down [κατελτοντων αυτων]
Genitive absolute of second aorist active participle of κατερχομαι — katerchomai a common enough verb, but in the N.T. only in Luke‘s writings save James 3:15.Met him (συνηντησεν αυτωι — sunēntēsen autōi). First aorist active of συνανταω — sunantaō common compound verb, to meet with, only in Luke‘s writings in the N.T. save Hebrews 7:1. With associative instrumental case αυτωι — autōi f0). [source]
Met him [συνηντησεν αυτωι]
First aorist active of συνανταω — sunantaō common compound verb, to meet with, only in Luke‘s writings in the N.T. save Hebrews 7:1. With associative instrumental case αυτωι — autōi f0). [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 9:37

Mark 9:14 And scribes questioning with them [kai grammateis sunzētountes pros autous)]
Mark alone gives this item. He is much fuller on this incident (9:14-29) than either Matthew (Matthew 17:14-20) or Luke (Luke 9:37-43). It was just like the professional scribes to take keen interest in the failure of the nine disciples to cure this poor boy. They gleefully nagged and quizzed them. Jesus and the three find them at it when they arrive in the plain. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 9:37 mean?

It came to pass then the next day on having come down of them from the mountain met Him a crowd great
Ἐγένετο δὲ τῇ ἑξῆς ἡμέρᾳ κατελθόντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους συνήντησεν αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολύς

Ἐγένετο  It  came  to  pass 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular
Root: γίνομαι  
Sense: to become, i.
ἑξῆς  next 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ἑξῆς  
Sense: successively in order.
ἡμέρᾳ  day 
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular
Root: ἡμέρα  
Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night.
κατελθόντων  on  having  come  down 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: κατέρχομαι  
Sense: to come down, go down.
αὐτῶν  of  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ὄρους  mountain 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: ὄρος  
Sense: a mountain.
συνήντησεν  met 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: συναντάω  
Sense: to meet with.
ὄχλος  a  crowd 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ὄχλος  
Sense: a crowd.
πολύς  great 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: πολύς  
Sense: many, much, large.

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