Luke 7:16

All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

In Context

15The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.

17And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:8And the crowds were awe-struck when they saw it, and ascribed the glory to God who had entrusted such power to a man.

Matthew 21:11"This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds.

Luke 1:65And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

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 →

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