Lukas 7:14-16

7:14 Then ¹  he came up ²  and touched ³  the bier, ⁴  and those who carried it stood still. He ⁵  said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 7:15 So ⁶  the dead man ⁷  sat up and began to speak, and Jesus ⁸  gave him back ⁹  to his mother. 7:16 Fear ¹⁰  seized them all, and they began to glorify ¹¹  God, saying, “A great prophet ¹²  has appeared ¹³  among us!” and “God has come to help ¹⁴  his people!”

[7:14]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[7:14]  ² tn Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[7:14]  ³ sn The act of having touched the bier would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean, but it did not matter to him, since he was expressing his personal concern (Num 19:11, 16).

[7:14]  ⁴ sn Although sometimes translated “coffin,” the bier was actually a stretcher or wooden plank on which the corpse was transported to the place of burial. See L&N 6.109.

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:15]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ command.

[7:15]  ⁷ tn Or “the deceased.”

[7:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:15]  ⁹ tn In the context, the verb δίδωμι (didwmi) has been translated “gave back” rather than simply “gave.”

[7:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Awe.” Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see Luke 5:9.

[7:16]  ¹¹ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[7:16]  ¹² sn That Jesus was a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing; but Jesus is more than this. See Luke 9:8, 19-20.

[7:16]  ¹³ tn Grk “arisen.”

[7:16]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern – ‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’ … ‘God has come to help his people’ Lk 7:16.” The language recalls Luke 1:68, 78.