Luke 7:16
Then all the people were filled with awe and began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and, “God has visited his people.”
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In Context
15So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
17This news about Jesus then spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.
Cross References
Matthew 9:8When the crowds saw it, they were amazed and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
Matthew 21:11So the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Luke 1:65Then fear came upon all who dwelt around them, and in the entire hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.
Luke 2:20Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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 →