Luke 6:17 (DRB)

Passage

And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

Luke 6:16 And Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

Luke 6:17 And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place: and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and Sidon,

Luke 6:18 Who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:19 And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "coming", "down", "stood", "plain", "place", "company", "disciples", and "very". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "coming" and "down", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And Jude the brother of James and..." into verse 18's "Who were come to hear him and...", so "coming" and "down" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "coming" and "down" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.