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Luke 7:15

And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Dead (People);   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Widow;   Scofield Reference Index - Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Body;   Christ;   Conqueror over Death;   Death;   Mortality-Immortality;   Resurrection;   Resurrections;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dead, the;   Life, Natural;   Miracles of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Nain;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Luke, gospel of;   Miracles;   Resurrection;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Funeral;   Miracle;   Thankfulness, Thanksgiving;   Widow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Nain;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Diseases;   Luke, Gospel of;   Nain;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   John, Gospel of;   Miracles;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Burial;   Children;   Dominion (2);   Lazarus;   Mission;   Walk (2);   Widow ;   Young Man;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gospels, the Synoptic;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
King James Version (1611)
And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake: and he deliuered him to his mother.
King James Version
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
English Standard Version
And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
New American Standard Bible
And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
New Century Version
And the son sat up and began to talk. Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Amplified Bible
The man who was dead sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Contemporary English Version
The boy sat up and began to speak. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
Complete Jewish Bible
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Yeshua gave him to his mother.
Darby Translation
And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the boy sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake, and he deliuered him to his mother.
George Lamsa Translation
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Good News Translation
The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
Lexham English Bible
And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
Literal Translation
And the dead one sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.
American Standard Version
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Bible in Basic English
And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.
Hebrew Names Version
He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. He gave him to his mother.
International Standard Version
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesushe">[fn] gave him back to his mother.
Etheridge Translation
And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Murdock Translation
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake: And he delyuered hym to his mother.
English Revised Version
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
World English Bible
He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. He gave him to his mother.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother.
Weymouth's New Testament
The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that was deed sat vp ayen, and bigan to speke; and he yaf hym to his modir.
Update Bible Version
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak, and he delivered him to his mother.
New English Translation
So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
New King James Version
So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother.
New Living Translation
Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
New Life Bible
The man who was dead sat up and began to talk. Then Jesus gave him to his mother.
New Revised Standard
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he that was dead sat up and begun to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Revised Standard Version
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ye deed sate vp and beganne to speake. And he delyvered him to his mother.
Young's Literal Translation
and the dead sat up, and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the deed sat vp, and beganne to speake. And he delyuered him vnto his mother.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and the deceased sat up, and began to speak, and Jesus delivered him to his mother.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The lid opened and the young man began to speak to everyone. Then Jesus helped him out and walked him to his grieving mom.

Contextual Overview

11Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. 12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a sizeable crowd from the town was with her. 13When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, "Do not weep." 14Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. "Young man," He said, "I tell you, get up!" 15And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. "A great prophet has appeared among us!" they said. "God has visited His people!" 17And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region. 18Then John's disciples informed him about all these things.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 17:23, 1 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 4:32-37, 2 Kings 13:21

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:35 - and the child opened 2 Kings 4:36 - Take up 2 Kings 6:7 - Take it up Mark 5:41 - Damsel Luke 7:22 - the dead Luke 8:54 - Maid Luke 9:42 - and delivered John 5:21 - even John 11:43 - Lazarus John 11:44 - Loose Acts 9:41 - widows

Cross-References

Genesis 7:19
Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
Genesis 7:20
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he that was dead,.... That had been dead, (for he was now alive,) as it was a clear case to all his relations and friends, or they would never have brought him out to bury him:

sat up; upon the bed, or bier: and began to speak; both which, his sitting up and speaking, were plain proofs of his being brought to life:

and he delivered him to his mother; for whose sake he raised him from the dead, commiserating her case: wherefore, as Christ showed his power in raising the dead man, he discovered great humanity, kindness, and tenderness, in delivering him alive to his mother; which might be done after he came off of the bier, by taking him by the hand, and leading him to his mother, and giving him up into her arms: think what affecting scene this must be!


 
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