Luke 7:15

Luke 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
• New International Version (NIV)The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.

Context of Luke 7:15

13When the Lord saw her, He felt [great] compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14And He came up and touched the bier [on which the body rested], and the pallbearers stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise [from death]!” The man who was dead sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16Fear and profound awe gripped them all, and they began glorifying and honoring and praising God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people [to help and care for and provide for them]!” 17This news about Him spread through all of Judea and in all the surrounding countryside.

Luke 7:15 word by word

καὶ ἀνεκάθισεν ὁ νεκρὸς καὶ ἤρξατο λαλεῖν. καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he that was deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• sat upἀνακαθίζωanakathizō · to sit upG339
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• he deliveredδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384

Cross-references for Luke 7:15

• 1 Kings 17:23Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the [lower part of the] house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.”
• 2 Kings 4:32When Elisha came into the house, the child was dead and lying on his bed.
• 2 Kings 13:21And it happened that as a man was being buried [on an open bier], they saw a marauding band [coming]; and they threw the man into Elisha’s grave. But when the [body of the] man [was being let down and] touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet.

Commentaries on Luke 7:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 When the Lord saw the poor widow following her son to the grave, he had compassion on her. See Christ's power over death itself. The gospel call to all people, to young people particularly, is, Arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light and life. When Christ put life into him, it appeared by the youth's sitting up. Have we grace from Christ? Let us show it. He began to speak: whenever Christ gives us spiritual life, he opens the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-17Jesus raised three people from the dead: the dead man in this passage, Jairus’s daughter (8:40–56), and Lazarus (John 11:38–44). Jesus has power over life and death (compare 1 Kings 17:17–24; 2 Kings 4:18–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. What mingled majesty and grace shines in this scene! The Resurrection and the Life in human flesh, with a word of command, bringing back life to the dead body; Incarnate Compassion summoning its absolute power to dry a widow's tears!Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 7:15

• Children
• Dead (People)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Widow

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Commentaries on Luke 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings