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Book of Luke Chapter 7 - Read Chapter 7:11 - [In Context ]The next day Jesus went to a town called Nain. Jesus' followers and a large group of people were traveling with him.
7:12 - [In Context ]When Jesus came near the town gates, he saw a funeral. A mother, who was a widow, F127 had lost her only son. Many people from the town were there with the mother while her son was being carried out.
7:13 - [In Context ]When the Lord (Jesus) saw her, he felt very sorry for her. Jesus said to her, "Don't cry."
7:14 - [In Context ]Jesus walked to the coffin F128 and touched it. The men that were carrying the coffin stopped. Jesus said to the dead son, "Young man, I tell you, get up!"
7:15 - [In Context ]Then the son sat up and began to talk. Jesus gave him to his mother.
FOOTNOTES: F127: widow A widow is a woman whose husband has died.
F128: coffin A wooden box used for burying dead bodies.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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