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Luke 7:16
And there came a fear on all; and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited His people.
And there came a fear on all; and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited His people.
Verse Luke 7:16. _GOD HATH VISITED HIS PEOPLE._] Several MSS. and versions add, εις αγαθον, _for good_. Sometimes God visited his people in the way of judgment, to consume them in their transgressions...
CAME A FEAR ON ALL - An “awe” or solemnity at the presence of one who had power to raise the dead, and at the miracle which had been performed. GLORIFIED GOD - Praised or honored God that he had sent...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Centurion's Servant Healed. (Luke 7:1 .)_ 2. The Widow's Son Raised from the Dead. (Luke 7:11) 3. John's Questions and the Answer. (Luke 7:18) 4. The Testimony Concerning John. ...
THE SON OF THE WIDOW OF NAIN (Lk. only). This incident is conditioned by the reply to the Baptist's inquiry in Luke 7:22, the dead are raised up. It is more difficult than the story of Jairus-' daught...
Next, after that, Jesus was on his way to a town called Nain; and his disciples and a great crowd accompanied him on the journey. When he came near the gate of the town--look you--a man who had died w...
A SOLDIER'S FAITH (Luke 7:1-10)...
A GREAT PROPHET. See Luke 9:8; Luke 9:19. IS RISEN UP. App-178. AMONG. Greek _en._ App-104. HATH VISITED. Compare Luke 1:68; John 3:2....
_a great prophet_ The expectation of the return of Elijah, Jeremiah, or "one of the Prophets" was at that time widely spread. See on Luke 9:8; Luke 9:19. _God hath visited his people_ Compare Luke 1:6...
THE RAISING OF THE SON OF THE WIDOW OF NAIN...
ἨΓΈΡΘΗ. אABCL. ἐξηγέρθη, D. Rec[153] ἐγήγερται. [153] Rec. The Textus Receptus. 16. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΗΣ ΜΈΓΑΣ. The expectation of the return of Elijah, Jeremiah, or “one of the Prophets” was at that time widel...
Ver 11. And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, th...
ΈΛΑΒΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) брать, хватать, ΈΔΌΞΑΖΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΞΆΖΩ (G1392) прославлять, относиться с большим уважением. Inch, _impf._, "они начали прославлять" ΉΓΈΡΘΗ _ao...
DISCOURSE: 1500 THE WIDOW’S SON RAISED Luke 7:14. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and...
SAYING,—THAT GOD HATH VISITED HIS PEOPLE,— This is the expression which Zacharias the father ofthe Baptist used, when he spoke of the coming of the Messiah, ch. Luke 1:68. Wherefore the meaning of the...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 The Sorrowing (Luke 7:11-17) 11 Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12As he drew near to the gate of the city...
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. AND THERE CAME A FEAR ON ALL - a religious awe, AND T...
2 What He has said has neither interpretation nor application to nations outside the Israelitish fold. None of those present could so have understood His words, for their prejudice against the gentile...
A GREAT PROPHET] or, 'even the prophet' (Deuteronomy 18:15), for only the very greatest prophets had raised the dead....
THE RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON (peculiar to Lk). On the credibility and significance of Christ's miracles of resurrection, consult Matthew 9:18; John 11:1....
RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON. THE WOMAN WHO WAS A SINNER 1-10. Healing of the centurion's servant. See on Matthew 8:5....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 THE *FAITH OF AN ARMY OFFICER 7:1-10 V1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. V2 In that town, an of...
A GREAT PROPHET. — This, we must remember, was the first instance of our Lord’s power as put forth to raise the dead, that of Jairus’s daughter following in Luke 8:40. In the history of the Old Testam...
_The son of the widow of Nain_. In Lk. only. ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (καιρῷ), in the following time, thereafter; vague. ἐν τῇ ἑ. would mean: on the following _day_ (ἡμέρᾳ, understood), _i.e._, the day after the he...
φόβος : the awe natural to all, and especially simple people, in presence of the preternatural. προφήτης μέγας, a great prophet, like Elisha, who had wrought a similar miracle at Shunem, near by (2 Ki...
“GOD HATH VISITED HIS PEOPLE” Luke 7:11-23 Nain lay near the plain of Esdraelon, on the slopes of Little Hermon. Two confluent streams met there-those with Christ and those with death, Luke 7:11-12....
Here our Lord passed over the national boundary to bring blessing to the household of a Roman centurion. Of that man the elders said, "He is worthy." The man said, "I am not worthy." Jesus Said, "I ha...
_And there came a fear on them all; i.e. a certain reverential awe and trepidation seized them, and an uncommon degree of astonishment at the divinity which appeared to them. (Menochius) --- And they...
RAISING THE WIDOW'S SON Luke 7:11-17. “And it came to pass consecutively, He was going into a city called Nain, and many disciples of His, and a great multitude, were accompanying Him. And when He dre...
3. _The Son of the Widow of Nain: Luke 7:11-17_. The following narrative is one of those which clearly reveal our Lord's tenderness of heart, and the power which human grief exerted over Him. The hist...
VERS. 16, 17. _The Effect produced._ On the feeling of fear, see chap. Luke 5:8. _ A great prophet:_ a greater than John the Baptist himself, a prophet of the first rank, such as Elijah or Moses. The...
(11) And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain: and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. (12) Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, Behold, ther...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
16._And fear seized all _A sense of the divine presence must have brought _fear _along with it: but there is a difference between the kinds _of fear _Unbelievers either tremble and are dismayed; or, s...
Hence, after this, we find the Spirit acting in the heart of a Gentile (chapter 7). That heart manifested more faith than any among the children of Israel. Humble in heart, and loving the people of Go...
AND THERE CAME A FEAR ON ALL,.... That were there present, and heard, and saw what was done. Not a fear of dread, and terror, and of punishment, as in devils and wicked men; but a fear and reverence o...
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. Ver. 16. _And there came a fear upon all_] This was _ti...
_And there came a fear on all_ All the people present, being sensible that Jesus showed, in this instance, not only the greatness of his power, but the truth of his mission from God, were seized with...
VISITED HIS PEOPLE; showed them mercy in sending one who could perform such miracles....
A CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED (vs.1-10) The Lord then came to Capernaum and there was appealed to by a Gentile, a Roman centurion, by means of the mediatorship of Jewish elders. In contrast to this a...
11-18 When the Lord saw the poor widow following her son to the grave, he had compassion on her. See Christ's power over death itself. The gospel call to all people, to young people particularly, is,...
Ver. 16,17. The people here saw the Divine power manifestly exerted; for the keys of the clouds, the womb, and the grave, are three keys, which their teachers had taught them were kept in God's hand a...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV The Creator's prophets had wrought such; then why not His Son much rather? Now, so evidently had the Lord Christ introduced no other god for the working of so momen...
Luke 7:16 Then G1161 fear G5401 came G2983 (G5627) all G537 and G2532 glorified G1392 (G5707) God...
‘And fear took hold on all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet is arisen among us,” and, “God has visited his people.” ' The people were filled with awe at what He had done. And the resu...
Luke 7:16. AND FEAR TOOK HOLD ON ALL _._ ‘Fear' was the natural result, but the word is used in the Old Testament sense. Not terror, but not yet the loving faith of the New Testament. Some superstitio...
Luke 7:11-17. THE RAISING OF THE WIDOW'S SON AT NAIN. Peculiar to Luke. Of course the silence of the other Evangelists is no argument against the truthfulness of Luke's account. As compared with the o...
CHRONOLOGY. The healing of the centurion's servant at Capernaum followed the discourse recorded in the last chapter, no event of which we have any account intervening. (See on Matthew 8:1 ff.) The rai...
FEAR SEIZED ALL (ελαβεν δε φοβος παντας). Aorist active indicative. At once.THEY GLORIFIED GOD (εδοξαζον τον θεον). Imperfect active, inchoative, began and increased....
CONTENTS: Centurion's servant healed. Widow's son raised. Questions from John the Baptist in prison and Jesus' testimony. Jesus annointed in the Pharisee's house. Parable of the creditor and two debto...
Luke 7:2. _A certain centurion's servant._ As soon as this officer heard of Christ, he believed in him, having been assured of the miracles by competent witnesses. Being a gentile, he sent the rulers...
EVERYONE WAS FILLED WITH FEAR. They are shocked and astonished to see the dead man get up. A GREAT PROPHET HAS APPEARED AMONG US! Even the Twelve had not yet declared his Messiahship. THROUGH ALL THE...
_And it came to pass the day after that He went into a city called Nain_ THE FUNERAL OF A YOUTH The miracle requires a few REMARKS and a few REFLECTIONS. I. The first thing we behold is a FUNERAL PR...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:16 GOD HAS VISITED HIS PEOPLE. God is making known his presence in Jesus (see Luke 1:68)....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:11 This miracle, involving a widow’s son, recalls a similar miracle by Elijah (1 Kings 17:17)....
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 7:1 Luke helps his readers answer the question “Who is this...?” (v. Luke 7:49) by recounting two healing miracles (vv. Luke
CHAPTER 7 VER.1. _Now when he had ended_ (or fulfilled) _all his sayings_....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 7:12. CARRIED OUT.—Places of burial were outside the towns, to avoid ceremonial defilement. Luke 7:13. THE LORD.—This title for Jesus is much more frequently found in the third...
EXPOSITION LUKE 7:1 The _servant _(_or slave_)_ of the centurion of Capernaum is healed._ LUKE 7:1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS SAYINGS. This clearly refers to the sermon on the mount. That great...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel, chapter 7. At this point in Luke's gospel he is going to give us series of events, miracles that transpired in the life of Jesus. When he ended these say...
Acts 3:22; Acts 3:23; Acts 5:11; Acts 5:5; Acts 7:37;...
There came a fear on all [ε λ α β ε ν δ ε φ ο β ο ς α π α ν τ α ς]. Lit., as Rev., fear took hold on all....
THE RAISING OF THE WIDOWS SON Luke 7:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Events crowded rapidly into the life of our blessed Lord. His days of service in behalf of the sick, the blind, the lame, the halt, the ma...