Luke 7:12

NETBible

As he approached the town gate, a man 1  who had died was being carried out, 2  the only son of his mother (who 3  was a widow 4 ), and a large crowd from the town 5  was with her.

NIV ©

As 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.

NASB ©

Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.

NLT ©

A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The boy who had died was the only son of a widow, and many mourners from the village were with her.

MSG ©

As they approached the village gate, they met a funeral procession--a woman's only son was being carried out for burial. And the mother was a widow.

BBE ©

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

NRSV ©

As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town.

NKJV ©

And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

KJV
Now
<1161>
when
<5613>
he came nigh
<1448> (5656)
to the gate
<4439>
of the city
<4172>_,
behold
<2532> <2400> (5628)_,
there was
<1580> (0)
a dead man
<2348> (5761)
carried out
<1580> (5712)_,
the only
<3439>
son
<5207>
of his
<846>
mother
<3384>_,
and
<2532>
she
<846>
was
<2258> (5713)
a widow
<5503>_:
and
<2532>
much
<2425>
people
<3793>
of the city
<4172>
was
<2258> (5713)
with
<4862>
her
<846>_.
NASB ©
Now
<1161>
as He approached
<1448>
the gate
<4439>
of the city
<4172>
, a dead
<2348>
man was being carried
<1580>
out, the only
<3439>
son
<5207>
of his mother
<3384>
, and she was a widow
<5503>
; and a sizeable
<2425>
crowd
<3793>
from the city
<4172>
was with her.
NET [draft] ITL
As
<5613>
he approached
<1448>
the town
<4172>
gate
<4439>
, a man who had died
<2348>
was being carried out
<1580>
, the only
<3439>
son
<5207>
of his
<846>
mother
<3384>
(who was
<1510>
a widow
<5503>
), and
<2532>
a
<3793>
large
<2425>
crowd
<3793>
from the town
<4172>
was
<1510>
with
<4862>
her
<846>
.
GREEK
wv de hggisen pulh thv polewv kai idou uiov th mhtri autou kai auth hn kai oclov thv polewv ikanov hn auth
NETBible

As he approached the town gate, a man 1  who had died was being carried out, 2  the only son of his mother (who 3  was a widow 4 ), and a large crowd from the town 5  was with her.

NET Notes

1 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).

2 tn That is, carried out for burial. This was a funeral procession.

3 tn Grk “and she.” The clause introduced by καί (kai) has been translated as a relative clause for the sake of English style.

4 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.

5 tn Or “city.”