Luk 9:38 | NETfull | STEP | Then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son

Luke 9:38

38 Then ^{▼▼ Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the somewhat unexpected appearance of the man. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).} a man from the crowd cried out, ^{▼▼ Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.} “Teacher, I beg you to look at ^{▼▼ This verb means “to have regard for”; see Luke 1:48.} my son – he is my only child!