Luke 7:13

The Lord. See on Matthew 21:3.

Saw her. Edersheim says, "Had it been in Judaea, the hired mourners and musicians would have preceded the bier; in Galilee they followed. First came the women; for, as an ancient Jewish commentary explains, woman, who brought death into our world, ought to lead the way in the funeral procession" (" Jewish Social Life ").

Had compassion [ε σ π λ α γ χ ν ι σ θ η]. From splagcna, the nobler entrails, regarded as the seat of the affections. See on pitiful, 1 Peter 3:8.