King James Version
Luke 7:16 in the King James Version says “And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God h...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Luke 7:16 · KJV
And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. bier: or, coffin
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
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.
And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
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“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“prophet”
G4396a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
“is risen up”
G1453to waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“hath visited”
G1980to inspect, i.e., (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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