Pentecost Season · Year C
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 11, 2028
Overview & Insights
“‘Young man, I say to you, arise.’ And the dead man sat up and began to speak.” (Luke 7:14–15)
After the controversies of 5:17–6:11 and the collection of teaching on discipleship in 6:12–49, Luke now resumes his account of Jesus’s public activity in and around Capernaum with two instances of Jesus’s spectacular healing power. These two healings are of men, one of whom is already dead; in 8:40–56 Luke will tell of the healing of two women, one of whom is already dead. Luke often likes to balance male and female in the stories he tells. This section also brings together two stories in which Jesus responds to the needs of first a man and then a woman, each facing the loss of a loved one. Matthew’s account of the healing of the centurion’s servant (8:5–13) emphasizes the centurion’s status as a Gentile and develops that theme with a powerful saying about the universal scope of the kingdom of heaven (8:11–12), which Luke has elsewhere (13:28–29).
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Commentary
Luke 7 Commentary: The Sick Healed, the Dead Raised Enduring Word · David Guzik
Guzik covers the raising at Nain and its echo of Elijah's miracle at Zarephath.
Luke 7:13 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers classic commentators on Jesus' compassion for the grieving widow.
Luke 7 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight
Gill's notes on the funeral procession and the crowd's response to the miracle.
Luke 7 Commentary Precept Austin
A verse-by-verse, cross-reference-heavy study of this and the surrounding miracles in the chapter.
Commentary on Luke 7:11-17 Working Preacher
Highlights the widow's economic vulnerability and Jesus' compassion as the story's turning point.
Luke 7:11-17 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reflection on Jesus' compassion and the crowd's recognition of a prophet among them.
Background & Word Study
Luke course Enter the Bible
An overview of Luke's Gospel that situates this miracle within Jesus' Galilean ministry.
Luke BibleProject
Shows where the Nain miracle sits within Luke's larger narrative design.
Luke 7:13 Interlinear BibleHub
Gives the Greek word for word behind Jesus' compassion for the widow.
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What happens at Nain?
Meeting a widow burying her only son, Jesus is moved with compassion, touches the bier, and raises him, giving him back to his mother; the crowd glorifies God (Luke 7:11–17).
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