Luke 7:14-15

7:14 Then ¹  he came up ²  and touched ³  the bier, ⁴  and those who carried it stood still. He ⁵  said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 7:15 So ⁶  the dead man ⁷  sat up and began to speak, and Jesus ⁸  gave him back ⁹  to his mother.

Luke 8:53-55

8:53 And they began making fun ¹⁰  of him, because they knew ¹¹  that she was dead. ¹²  8:54 But Jesus ¹³  gently took her by the hand and said, ¹⁴  “Child, get up.” 8:55 Her ¹⁵  spirit returned, ¹⁶  and she got up immediately. Then ¹⁷  he told them to give her something to eat.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³ 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).

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ command.

⁷ tn Or “the deceased.”

⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn In the context, the verb δίδωμι (didwmi) has been translated “gave back” rather than simply “gave.”

¹⁰ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

¹¹ tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

¹² tn Or “had died.”

¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Grk “and called, saying.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “and said.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁶ sn In other words, she came back to life; see Acts 20:10.

¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.