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Luke 7:14

What does Luke 7:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 7:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 7:14 means

Jesus then approached the bier, the stretcher carrying the deceased, and touched it—an action that would have made Him ceremonially unclean according to Jewish law, but which demonstrated His absolute authority over death. The bearers stopped, recognizing His intervention. With divine authority, Jesus commanded the young man: 'Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.' This declaration was a direct confrontation with death itself.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing <FI>it<Fi> stood still, and he said, `Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.

Context

This verse describes Jesus' decisive action, moving from compassion to intervention. His touching of the bier and commanding the dead to 'Arise' are the pivotal actions that precede the actual resurrection, setting up the immediate and astonishing outcome that follows and showcasing His power over death.

v.13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

v.14This passage

v.15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 14:12

    So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

  • Ephesians 5:12

    for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.

  • John 5:25

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.

  • Romans 4:17

    (as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were.

  • Ezekiel 37:3

    And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

  • 1 Kings 17:21

    And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

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