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Luke 7:14
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a dead young man being carried to his tomb, speaking directly to him after showing compassion to his grieving mother. The moment occurs as the funeral bearers halt in response to His approach.
The words — προσελθὼν (proselthōn) means “having come up,” describing Jesus moving toward the bier. ἥψατο (hēpsato) translates literally as “He touched,” indicating physical contact with the coffin before the command is issued.
The thread — This command to the dead parallels Jesus raising Lazarus in John 11:43 and aligns with the promise that the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God in John 5:25.
Why it lands — The text establishes that Jesus’ spoken word directly commands physical reality, requiring the reader to recognize His authority over death as the basis for restoration.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Cross-references
- John 5:25 Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- John 11:43 After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
- John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- Acts 9:40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
- 1 Kings 17:21 Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
- Luke 8:54 But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
- John 5:28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- Romans 4:17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
- Job 14:12 so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.