Luke 7:16
What does Luke 7:16 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 7:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 7:16 means
A profound sense of fear, a mix of awe and reverence, gripped all who witnessed this incredible event. They responded by glorifying God, recognizing that something truly divine had occurred. They declared that 'A great prophet is arisen among us' and affirmed that 'God hath visited his people.' These statements reflect their understanding that a powerful divine intervention had taken place through Jesus, reminiscent of the great prophets of Israel's past.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying--`A great prophet hath risen among us,' and--`God did look upon His people.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there came a fear upon them all: and they glorified God saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And fear seized on all, and they glorifiedGod, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; andGod has visited his people.
Context
This verse captures the immediate and overwhelming reaction of the multitude to the resurrection. It directly follows the miraculous raising of the dead man, establishing the public's understanding and glorification of God as a result of Jesus' power, which then leads to the widespread report of this event.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 1:68
Blessedbethe Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
- Luke 2:20
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
- Galatians 1:24
and they glorified God in me.
- John 4:19
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
- Luke 1:65
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.
- Matthew 9:8
But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
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