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Selected Verse: Luke 7:13 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Lu 7:13 |
King James |
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
the Lord--"This sublime appellation is more usual with Luke and John than Matthew; Mark holds the mean" [BENGEL].
saw her, he had compassion, &c.--What consolation to thousands of the bereaved has this single verse carried from age to age! |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The Lord
See on Mat 21:3.
Saw her
Edersheim says, "Had it been in Judaea, the hired mourners and musicians would have preceded the bier; in Galilee they followed. First came the women; for, as an ancient Jewish commentary explains, woman, who brought death into our world, ought to lead the way in the funeral procession" ("Jewish Social Life").
Had compassion (ἐσπλαγχνίσθη)
From σπλάγχνα, the nobler entrails, regarded as the seat of the affections. See on pitiful, Pe1 3:8. |
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.