27 And (A)there were many lepers[a] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, (B)but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and (C)drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:27 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.