Focused Passage

Luke 7:11-17

The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives

Luke moves from a Gentile's humble faith to a widow's restored son, from John the Baptist's question to Jesus' confirmation of His messianic works, and from a Pharisee's cold hospitality to a sinful woman's forgiven love.

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11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

13When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

14Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

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

16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

17And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionSoon afterwardἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular. . .ἑξῆςG1836Adverb[Jesus] wentἐπορεύθηG4198Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519Prepositiona townπόλινG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularcalledκαλουμένηνG2564Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularNainΝαΐνG3484Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwent withσυνεπορεύοντοG4848Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularaccompanied byκαὶG2532Conjunctiona largeπολύςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAsὡςG5613AdverbHe approachedἤγγισενG1448Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartownπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulargateπύλῃG4439Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe sawἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singulara dead manτεθνηκὼςG2348Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularbeing carried outἐξεκομίζετοG1580Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularthe onlyμονογενὴςG3439Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularsonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularmotherμητρὶG3384Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsheαὐτὴG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 3rd Person SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara widowχήραG5503Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctiona largeἱκανὸςG2425Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλοςG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartownπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithσὺνG4862PrepositionherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

WhenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularherαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularHe had compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηG4697Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionherαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular{Do} notΜὴG3361AdverbweepκλαῖεG2799Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 14

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe went upπροσελθὼνG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] touchedἥψατοG680Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcoffinσοροῦG4673Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralcarrying itβαστάζοντεςG941Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralstood stillἔστησανG2476Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralYoung manΝεανίσκεG3495Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularget upἐγέρθητιG1453Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally bier, probably a wooden plank or open coffin
Verse 15

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulardead [man]νεκρὸςG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularsat upἀνεκάθισενG339Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbeganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto speakλαλεῖνG2980Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveThenκαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] gaveἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhim {back}αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartoτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularmotherμητρὶG3384Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 16

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionA sense of aweφόβοςG5401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularswept overἜλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularall [of them]πάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey glorifiedἐδόξαζονG1392Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularA greatμέγαςG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularprophetΠροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas appearedἠγέρθηG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularamongἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey saidλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas visitedἘπεσκέψατοG1980Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunction[the]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularnewsλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaboutπερὶG4012Preposition[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularspreadἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthroughoutἐνG1722Preposition. . .ὅλῃG3650Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularJudeaἸουδαίᾳG2449Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulartheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularsurrounding regionπεριχώρῳG4066Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular

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