Luke 4:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁷ And [while] there were many people with infectious skin diseases [living] in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, none of them was healed except Naaman, the Syrian [who was also a Gentile].”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet not one of them was cleansed [by being healed]–but only Naaman the Syrian. [II Kings 5:1-14.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

Common English Bible

²⁷ There were also many persons with skin diseases in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha, but none of them were cleansed. Instead, Naaman the Syrian was cleansed.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel under the prophet Elisha. And none of these was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

Luke 4:27 Cross References

Matthew 12:4

He entered the house of God [i.e., the Temple] and ate the ‘Bread of Presence’, which was not permissible, according to the Law of Moses, for him or those with him to do, since it was reserved only for the priests.

Matthew 8:3

Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, saying, “I do want to; you are healed.” And immediately his infectious skin disease was healed.

Luke 4:28

Then everyone in the synagogue became extremely angry when they heard these things.

John 17:12

I protected them while I was with them by [the power of] your name which you gave me. [See verse 11]. I guarded them so that not one of them was lost except the “son of destruction” [i.e., Judas]. [This was] so that the Scripture would be fulfilled [Psa. 41:9 (?)].