Luke 7:10-17

7:10 So ¹  when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave ²  well.

Raising a Widow’s Son

7:11 Soon ³  afterward ⁴  Jesus ⁵  went to a town ⁶  called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. 7:12 As he approached the town gate, a man ⁷  who had died was being carried out, ⁸  the only son of his mother (who ⁹  was a widow ¹⁰ ), and a large crowd from the town ¹¹  was with her. 7:13 When ¹²  the Lord saw her, he had compassion ¹³  for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” ¹⁴  7:14 Then ¹⁵  he came up ¹⁶  and touched ¹⁷  the bier, ¹⁸  and those who carried it stood still. He ¹⁹  said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 7:15 So ²⁰  the dead man ²¹  sat up and began to speak, and Jesus ²²  gave him back ²³  to his mother. 7:16 Fear ²⁴  seized them all, and they began to glorify ²⁵  God, saying, “A great prophet ²⁶  has appeared ²⁷  among us!” and “God has come to help ²⁸  his people!” 7:17 This ²⁹  report ³⁰  about Jesus ³¹  circulated ³²  throughout ³³  Judea and all the surrounding country.

Luke 7:21-23

7:21 At that very time ³⁴  Jesus ³⁵  cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, ³⁶  and evil spirits, and granted ³⁷  sight to many who were blind. 7:22 So ³⁸  he answered them, ³⁹  “Go tell ⁴⁰  John what you have seen and heard: ⁴¹  The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the ⁴²  deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them. 7:23 Blessed is anyone ⁴³  who takes no offense at me.”

[7:10]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the summarization at the end of the account.

[7:10]  ² tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C [D] Θ Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï), have “the sick slave” here instead of “the slave.” This brings out the contrast of the healing more clearly, but this reading looks secondary both internally (scribes tended toward clarification) and externally (the shorter reading is well supported by a variety of witnesses: Ì⁷⁵ א B L W ˹ 579 700 892* 1241 2542 it co).

[7:11]  ³ tn Grk “And it happened that soon.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[7:11]  ⁴ tc Several variants to ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ (egeneto en tw) are found before the adverb ἑξῆς (Jexh"), all of them clarifying by the use of the feminine article that the next day is meant (τῇ [th] in D; ἐγένετο τῇ in W; ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ in א* C K 565 892 1424 pm). But these readings are decidedly secondary, for they are more specific than Luke usually is, and involve an unparalleled construction (viz., article + ἡμέρα [Jhmera] + ἑξῆς; elsewhere, when Luke uses this adverb, the noun it modifies is either implied or after the adverb [cf. Luke 9:37; Acts 21:1; 25:17; 27:18)]. The reading adopted for the translation is a more general time indicator; the article τῷ modifies an implied χρόνῳ (cronw), with the general sense of “soon afterward.”

[7:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:11]  ⁶ tn The term πόλις (polis) can refer to a small town, which is what Nain was. It was about six miles southeast of Nazareth.

[7:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[7:12]  ⁸ tn That is, carried out for burial. This was a funeral procession.

[7:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “and she.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) has been translated as a relative clause for the sake of English style.

[7:12]  ¹⁰ sn The description of the woman as a widow would mean that she was now socially alone and without protection in 1st century Jewish culture.

[7:12]  ¹¹ tn Or “city.”

[7:13]  ¹² 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]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn The verb κλαίω (klaiw) denotes the loud wailing or lamenting typical of 1st century Jewish mourning.

[7:14]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[7:14]  ¹⁶ 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]  ¹⁷ 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]  ¹⁸ 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]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:15]  ²⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ command.

[7:15]  ²¹ tn Or “the deceased.”

[7:15]  ²² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:15]  ²³ tn In the context, the verb δίδωμι (didwmi) has been translated “gave back” rather than simply “gave.”

[7:16]  ²⁴ tn Or “Awe.” Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see Luke 5:9.

[7:16]  ²⁵ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[7:16]  ²⁶ sn That Jesus was a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing; but Jesus is more than this. See Luke 9:8, 19-20.

[7:16]  ²⁷ tn Grk “arisen.”

[7:16]  ²⁸ tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern – ‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’ … ‘God has come to help his people’ Lk 7:16.” The language recalls Luke 1:68, 78.

[7:17]  ²⁹ tn Grk “And this.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:17]  ³⁰ sn See Luke 4:14 for a similar report.

[7:17]  ³¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:17]  ³² tn Grk “went out.”

[7:17]  ³³ tn Grk “through the whole of.”

[7:21]  ³⁴ tn Grk “In that hour.”

[7:21]  ³⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:21]  ³⁶ tn Grk “and sicknesses,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[7:21]  ³⁷ tn Or “and bestowed (sight) on.”

[7:22]  ³⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the relationship to Jesus’ miraculous cures in the preceding sentence.

[7:22]  ³⁹ tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” This is redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation to “he answered them.”

[7:22]  ⁴⁰ sn The same verb has been translated “inform” in 7:18.

[7:22]  ⁴¹ sn What you have seen and heard. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.

[7:22]  ⁴² tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[7:23]  ⁴³ tn Grk “whoever.”