Luke 7:15

15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

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Luke 7:15 in Other Translations

KJV

15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

ESV

15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesusgave him to his mother.

NLT

15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

MSG

15 The dead son sat up and began talking. Jesus presented him to his mother.

CSB

15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

Luke 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:15

And he that was dead
That had been dead, (for he was now alive,) as it was a clear case to all his relations and friends, or they would never have brought him out to bury him:

sat up;
upon the bed, or bier: and began to speak; both which, his sitting up and speaking, were plain proofs of his being brought to life:

and he delivered him to his mother;
for whose sake he raised him from the dead, commiserating her case: wherefore, as Christ showed his power in raising the dead man, he discovered great humanity, kindness, and tenderness, in delivering him alive to his mother; which might be done after he came off of the bier, by taking him by the hand, and leading him to his mother, and giving him up into her arms: think what affecting scene this must be!

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible