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Luke 7:13
13When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
Luke 7:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.
Context of Luke 7:13
11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” 14Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 15The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Read all of Luke 7Luke 7:13 word by word
καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν ὁ κύριος ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· μὴ κλαῖε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- he had compassionσπλαγχνίζωsplagchnizomai · to pityG4697
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
- notμήmē · notG3361
Cross-references for Luke 7:13
- Judges 10:16Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord. And he could bear Israel’s misery no longer.
- Psalms 86:5You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
- Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
- Isaiah 63:9In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the Lord.
- Lamentations 3:32Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.
- Mark 8:2“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
- John 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
- Hebrews 2:17For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
- Luke 8:52Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”
- Jeremiah 31:15This is what the Lord says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
- John 20:13They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:30those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
Commentaries on Luke 7:13
- 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. 13-14Here, the word coffin may refer to: a long box in which someone is buried, or a funeral bier (a frame or portable stand used to carry the coffin or the body of the person who had died). A Jew became ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body, coffin, or bier (Leviticus 21:1, 11–12). But when Jesus touched the man with leprosy, he did not become unclean (Luke 5:13). Instead, he replaced disease and death with cleansing and life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. the Lord--"This sublime appellation is more usual with Luke and John than Matthew; Mark holds the mean" [Bengel]. saw her, he had compassion, &c.--What consolation to thousands of the bereaved has this single verse carried from age to age!Read the comment
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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
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