Raising the Widow's Son at Nain
Luke 7:11-17
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
Jude
Revelation
Luke.7.11 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Και: CONJ
- εγενετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- εξης: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- επορευθη: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- εις: PREP
- πολιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- καλουμενην: PART,pres,mid/pass,acc,sg,f
- Ναιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- συνεπορευοντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- μαθηται: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- οχλος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- πολυς: ADJ,nom,sg,m
Parallels
- Mark 5:21-43 (verbal): A parallel miracle narrative in which Jesus enters a place attended by a crowd and raises a child (Jairus' daughter); shares structural elements of public movement, mourning, and restoration of life.
- Matthew 9:18-26 (verbal): Matthean version of the Jairus story that parallels Mark/Luke accounts of a resurrection miracle amid a gathered crowd, highlighting common narrative motifs (request for help, crowd, raising the dead).
- John 11:1-44 (thematic): The raising of Lazarus echoes key themes in Luke 7:11–17: Jesus' authority over death, public reaction to a restoration to life, and the revelation of Jesus' compassion and messianic power.
- 2 Kings 4:18-37 (allusion): Elisha's raising of the Shunammite woman's son provides an Old Testament precedent for prophets restoring life to widows' sons; Luke's account intentionally parallels prophetic activity to present Jesus as a prophet greater than Elisha/Elijah.
- Acts 9:36-42 (thematic): Peter's raising of Tabitha (Dorcas) by apostolic power mirrors Luke's interest (as author of Acts) in life-restoring acts that confirm God's work among the community and elicit public amazement and conversion.
Alternative generated candidates
- Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain; and many of his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
- Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain; and with him went his disciples and a great crowd.
Luke.7.12 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ως: ADV
- δε: CONJ
- ηγγισεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- πυλη: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- πολεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- ιδου: PART
- εξεκομιζετο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,sg
- τεθνηκως: PART,perf,act,nom,sg,m
- μονογενης: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- υιος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- μητρι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- αυτη: PRON,dat,sg,f
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- χηρα: NOUN,nom,sg,fem
- και: CONJ
- οχλος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- πολεως: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ικανος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- συν: PREP
- αυτη: PRON,dat,sg,f
Parallels
- 1 Kings 17:17-24 (verbal): Elijah raises the son of a widow at Zarephath — parallels include a widow, her only son dying, and a prophet restoring the child to life.
- 2 Kings 4:18-37 (structural): Elisha raises the Shunammite's son — similar pattern: a child's sudden death, the prophet's personal intervention, and the child's revival.
- Mark 5:35-43 (structural): Jesus raises Jairus' daughter — another Synoptic instance of Jesus restoring the dead, with mourners present and a public display of authority over death.
- John 11:1-44 (thematic): The raising of Lazarus — thematically related as a Johannine account of Jesus triumphing over death and eliciting public response and belief.
- Acts 9:36-41 (thematic): Peter raises Tabitha (Dorcas) — an Apostolic echo of resurrection miracles that results in widespread witness and growth of the community.
Alternative generated candidates
- As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.
- As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable number from the city was with her.
Luke.7.13 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ιδων: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- αυτην: PRON,acc,sg,f
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- κυριος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εσπλαγχνισθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- επ᾽αυτη: PREP + PRON,dat,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- ειπεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτη·Μη: PRON,dat,sg,f + PART
- κλαιε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,sg
Parallels
- John 11:33-35 (thematic): Jesus is deeply moved and weeps at the death of Lazarus—parallel compassion and emotional response to grief (cf. Luke 7:13's compassion and 'Do not weep').
- Mark 1:41 (verbal): Uses the same compassion language (σπλαγχνισθείς) to describe Jesus' inward pity in healing the leper, echoing Luke's portrayal of Jesus' compassion for the widow.
- Mark 6:34 (thematic): Jesus sees the crowd, is moved with compassion, and ministers to them—similar motif of Jesus' sympathetic response leading to compassionate action.
- 1 Kings 17:17-24 (structural): Elijah raises the widow of Zarephath's son—an Old Testament precedent for a prophet restoring life to a widow's only son, paralleling Luke's narrative frame and theological resonance.
- 2 Kings 4:18-37 (structural): Elisha restores the Shunammite's son to life; another prophetic raising of a widow's/childless woman's son that echoes Luke's miracle and its social/theological implications.
Alternative generated candidates
- When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
- And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, 'Do not weep.'
Luke.7.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- προσελθων: PART,aor,act,nom,m,sg
- ηψατο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- σορου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- βασταζοντες: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,pl,m
- εστησαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- και: CONJ
- ειπεν·Νεανισκε: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- σοι: PRON,dat,sg,2
- λεγω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- εγερθητι: VERB,aor,pass,imp,2,sg
Parallels
- Mark 5:41 (verbal): Jesus' words to Jairus' daughter (Τὸ κοράσιον, σοί λέγω, ἐγέρθητι) closely parallel Luke's address to the young man—same imperative formula and rescue-by-command motif.
- Luke 8:54 (structural): Luke's own account of raising Jairus' daughter follows the same pattern (approach, command, revival), showing a parallel structure within the Gospel's resurrection episodes.
- John 11:43-44 (thematic): Jesus calling Lazarus out of the tomb and restoring life parallels the Nain episode thematically—public command effecting resurrection and the crowd's witnessing of divine power.
- 1 Kings 17:17-22 (allusion): Elijah's prayer and the life-restoring act for the widow's son serve as an Old Testament precedent: prophetic intervention bringing a son back to life (literary-typological parallel).
- 2 Kings 4:34-35 (allusion): Elisha's revival of the Shunammite's child (laying on the child, life restored) provides another prophetic prototype for New Testament resuscitation miracles, echoed in Jesus' actions.
Alternative generated candidates
- And he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."
- Then he came and touched the bier, and those who bore it stood still. And he said, 'Young man, I tell you, arise.'
Luke.7.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ανεκαθισεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- νεκρος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- ηρξατο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- λαλειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- και: CONJ
- εδωκεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- μητρι: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- 1 Kings 17:17-24 (verbal): Elijah raises the widow of Zarephath’s son; the child is returned alive to his mother — language and plot closely parallel Luke’s ‘gave him to his mother.’
- 2 Kings 4:32-37 (verbal): Elisha revives the Shunammite’s son by stretching himself on the child and reporting him to his mother — strongly parallels Luke’s physical revival motif and the return of the child to his mother.
- Mark 5:35-43 (structural): Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter; narrative shares structure with Luke’s miracle (a private moment of restoration within a public ministry, overcoming death by Jesus’ word/gesture).
- Matthew 9:18-26 (thematic): Parallel account to Mark’s Jairus story in Matthew: another instance where Jesus restores a dead child to life, highlighting the theme of Jesus’ authority over death and restoration to family.
- John 11:38-44 (thematic): Raising of Lazarus: a larger-scale Johannine resurrection that parallels Luke’s theme of Jesus’ power over death, public revelation of glory, and reversal of mourning into life.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
- And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Luke.7.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ελαβεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- δε: CONJ
- φοβος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- παντας: ADJ,acc,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- εδοξαζον: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- θεον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- λεγοντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,masc
- οτι: CONJ
- Προφητης: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- μεγας: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- ηγερθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- ημιν: PRON,dat,pl,1
- και: CONJ
- οτι: CONJ
- Επεσκεψατο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λαον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Luke 1:68 (verbal): Zechariah's song: 'he has visited and redeemed his people'—the same verbal motif of God 'visiting' his people appears in Luke 7:16.
- Luke 1:78 (verbal): 'The dayspring from on high hath visited us'—similar language of divine visitation signaling salvation and fulfillment.
- Acts 15:14 (verbal): Simeon/James: 'God at the first did visit the Gentiles...'—uses the same verb of divine visitation applied to God's saving action.
- John 6:14 (thematic): After the feeding miracle the crowd says, 'This is of a truth that Prophet'—parallels the crowd's identification of Jesus in Luke 7 as 'a great prophet'.
- Deuteronomy 18:15 (allusion): The promise that God will 'raise up for you a prophet' (like Moses) is the Old Testament background for New Testament claims that 'a prophet' has arisen in Israel.
Alternative generated candidates
- Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited his people!"
- Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has arisen among us,' and, 'God has visited his people.'
Luke.7.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- εξηλθεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- λογος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ουτος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- ολη: ADJ,nom,sg,f
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- Ιουδαια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- περι: PREP
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- παση: ADJ,dat,sg,f
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- περιχωρω: NOUN,dat,sg,f
Parallels
- Mark 1:28 (verbal): Mark says Jesus' fame 'spread everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee,' a closely parallel verbal/structural report of news about Jesus spreading to surrounding districts.
- Matthew 4:24-25 (thematic): Matthew describes news about Jesus spreading throughout Syria and crowds coming from surrounding regions—same theme of widespread report and mass response.
- Mark 5:20 (thematic): After the healing of the Gerasene demoniac the healed man 'began to publish' what Jesus had done, illustrating the motif of individual testimony causing news about Jesus to spread.
- Luke 8:39 (verbal): In Luke’s parallel account of the healed demoniac the man 'published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done,' echoing Luke 7:17’s language of a report spreading through the region.
- Mark 1:45 (verbal): After healing a leper Mark records the man 'began to publish it much,' spreading the matter abroad—another example of personal proclamation resulting in Jesus’ fame spreading.
Alternative generated candidates
- And this report concerning him went out into all Judea and all the surrounding region.
- And this report concerning him went out throughout all Judea and throughout the surrounding region.
Soon afterwards he went to a town called Nain; and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
As he drew near to the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the town was with her.
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, 'Do not weep.'
Then he came up and touched the bier, and those carrying it stood still. And he said, 'Young man, I tell you, arise.'
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has arisen among us,' and, 'God has visited his people.' And this report about him spread throughout all Judea and in the surrounding district.