Luke 7:11-17

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son

11 Soon afterward^[a] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, ¹the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

13 And when the Lord saw her, ²he had compassion on her and ³said to her, “Do not weep. ”

14 Then he came up and touched ⁴the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, ⁵arise. ”

15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus^{[b] 6}gave him to his mother.

16 Fear seized them all, and ⁷they glorified God, saying, ⁸“A great prophet has arisen among us! ” and ⁹“God has visited his people! ”

17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

Cross References

• 1. 7:12 [ch. 8:42; 9:38; Judg. 11:34; Heb. 11:17]
• 2. 7:13 Matt. 20:34
• 3. 7:13 ch. 8:52
• 4. 7:14 2 Sam. 3:31
• 5. 7:14 ch. 8:54; Mark 5:41; [ver. 22; Matt. 11:5; John 11:43; Acts 9:40]
• 6. 7:15 [1 Kgs. 17:23; 2 Kgs. 4:36; Heb. 11:35]
• 7. 7:16 ch. 2:20; Matt. 9:8; 15:31; Acts 11:18; 21:20; [Matt. 5:16]; See ch. 13:13
• 8. 7:16 ver. 39; See Deut. 18:15; Matt. 21:11
• 9. 7:16 See ch. 1:68

Footnotes

• [a] 7:11 Some manuscripts 'The next day'
• [b] 7:15 Greek 'he'