Luk 9:38 | TNotes | STEP | 9:38 my only child: The loss of an only son was especially tragic, since this left no one to carry on the family name (cp. 7:12 ; see Gen 22:16 ; 1 Kgs 17:17-24 ; Jer 6:26 ; Amos 8:10 ; Zech 12:10 ).

cGen 22:16►

d1 Kgs 17:17-24►

eJer 6:26►

fAmos 8:10►

gZech 12:10►

‏ Luke 9:38

9:38 ^a my only child: The loss of an only son was especially tragic, since this left no one to carry on the family name (cp. 7:12 ^b; see Gen 22:16 ^c; 1 Kgs 17:17-24 ^d; Jer 6:26 ^e; Amos 8:10 ^f; Zech 12:10 ^g).