Luke Chapter 7, Verse 16
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16: ελαβεν δε φοβος απαντας και εδοξαζον τον θεον λεγοντες οτι προφητης μεγας εγηγερται εν ημιν και οτι επεσκεψατο ο θεος τον λαον αυτου
16: And 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.
16: And 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.
Came a fear on all. An awe or solemnity at the presence of one who
had power to raise the dead, and at the miracle which had been performed.
Glorified God. Praised or honoured God that he had sent such a prophet.
And, That God hath visited his people. Some said one thing and some another, but all expressing their belief that God had showed peculiar favour to the people.
The raising of this young man was one of the most decisive and instructive of Jesus's miracles. There was no doubt that he was dead. There could be no delusion, and no agreement to impose on the people. He came near to the city with no reference to this young man; he met the funeral procession, as it were, by accident, and by a word he restored him to life. All those who had the best opportunity of judging- the mother, the friends -- believed him to be dead, and were about to bury him. The evidence that he came to life was decisive. He sat up, he spake, and all were impressed with the full assurance that God had raised him to life. Many witnesses were present, and none doubted that Jesus by a word had restored him to his weeping mother.
