Luke 7:14
And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not.
15And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:21And he stretched, and measured himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said: 0 Lord my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech thee, return into his body.
Job 14:14Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.
Luke 7:17And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the country round about.
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth life: so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.
John 5:28Wonder not at this; for the hour cometh, wherein all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God.
Matthew Henry on Luke 7:12-19
The Widow of Nain. 11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I… Read the whole commentary →