Luke 7:14
Then he walked over to the stretcher and touched it, and the men that were carrying it stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, listen to me. Get up.”
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In Context
13Jesus saw the mother, and he felt very sorry for her. He told her, “Don’t cry.”
15Then the dead man sat up and started to talk. And Jesus told him to go back to his mother.
Cross References
Luke 7:17Then they went and told lots of other people what they saw. So people in the towns near there, and people everywhere in Judea country, they heard that story.
John 5:21You see, my father can make dead people alive again. And I am like my father, I can give life to anyone I want to.
John 5:28Why are you shocked? A time is coming when all the dead people will hear my voice.
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 →