Luke 8:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.”

Luke 8:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 8:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 8:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.”

Luke 8:53 — World English Bible

Luke 8:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. ”

Luke 8:53 — American Standard Version

Luke 8:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;”

Luke 8:53 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 8:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they derided him, knowing that she had died. ”

Luke 8:53 — Darby Translation

Luke 8:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they laught him to scorne, knowing that she was dead.”

Luke 8:53 — Geneva Bible

Luke 8:53 in Context — Luke 8

51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.

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What Does Luke 8:53 Mean?

Luke 8:53 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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