Luke 7:13-15

7:13 When ¹  the Lord saw her, he had compassion ²  for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” ³  7:14 Then ⁴  he came up ⁵  and touched ⁶  the bier, ⁷  and those who carried it stood still. He ⁸  said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 7:15 So ⁹  the dead man ¹⁰  sat up and began to speak, and Jesus ¹¹  gave him back ¹²  to his mother.

[7:13]  ¹ tn Grk “And seeing her, the Lord.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. The participle ἰδών (idwn) has been taken temporally.

[7:13]  ² sn He had compassion. It is unusual for Luke to note such emotion by Jesus, though the other Synoptics tend to mention it (Matt 14:14; Mark 6:34; Matt 15:32; Mark 8:2).

[7:13]  ³ tn The verb κλαίω (klaiw) denotes the loud wailing or lamenting typical of 1st century Jewish mourning.

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:14]  ⁶ sn The act of having touched the bier would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean, but it did not matter to him, since he was expressing his personal concern (Num 19:11, 16).

[7:14]  ⁷ sn Although sometimes translated “coffin,” the bier was actually a stretcher or wooden plank on which the corpse was transported to the place of burial. See L&N 6.109.

[7:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:15]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ command.

[7:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the deceased.”

[7:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:15]  ¹² tn In the context, the verb δίδωμι (didwmi) has been translated “gave back” rather than simply “gave.”