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Luke 4:27-29
Contemporary English Version
Luke 4:27-29
Contemporary English Version
27 (A) During the time of the prophet Elisha, many men in Israel had leprosy.[a] But no one was healed, except Naaman who lived in Syria.
28 When the people in the synagogue heard Jesus say this, they became so angry 29 that they got up and threw him out of town. They dragged him to the edge of the cliff on which the town was built, because they wanted to throw him down from there.
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- 4.27 leprosy: In biblical times the word “leprosy” was used for many different kinds of skin diseases.
Luke 4:27-29
New International Version
Luke 4:27-29
New International Version
27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[a] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”(A)
28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town,(B) and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff.
Footnotes
- Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
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