^7:13When⁴⁴ the Lord saw her, he had compassion⁴⁵ for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”⁴⁶^7:14Then⁴⁷ he came up⁴⁸ and touched⁴⁹ the bier,⁵⁰ and those who carried it stood still. He⁵¹ said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” ^7:15So⁵² the dead man⁵³ sat up and began to speak, and Jesus⁵⁴ gave him back⁵⁵ to his mother.

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Footnotes

44 Grk “And seeing her, the Lord.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. The participle ἰδών (idōn) has been taken temporally.
45 He had compassion. It is unusual for Luke to note such emotion by Jesus, though the other Synoptics tend to mention it (Matt 14:14; Mark 6:34; Matt 15:32; Mark 8:2).
46 The verb κλαίω (klaiō) denotes the loud wailing or lamenting typical of 1st century Jewish mourning.
47 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
48 Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
49 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).
50 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.
51 Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
52 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of Jesus’ command.
53 Or “the deceased.”
54 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
55 In the context, the verb δίδωμι (didōmi) has been translated “gave back” rather than simply “gave.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said, “Don’t weep.” Then he came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.” Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep!” And he came up and touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stopped. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

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