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]6gave 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. [Luke 8:42; Luke 9:38; Judges 11:34; Hebrews 11:17]
• 2. Matthew 20:34
• 3. Luke 8:52
• 4. 2 Samuel 3:31
• 5. Luke 8:54; Mark 5:41; [ver. 22; Matthew 11:5; John 11:43; Acts 9:40]
• 6. [1 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 4:36; Hebrews 11:35]
• 7. Luke 2:20; Matthew 9:8; Matthew 15:31; Acts 11:18; Acts 21:20; [Matthew 5:16]; See Luke 13:13
• 8. ver. 39; See Deuteronomy 18:15; Matthew 21:11
• 9. See Luke 1:68

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts The next day
• [b]. Greek he