# Luke 7.12

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 10. And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole. 11. And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.
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> **12. Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.**
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> 13. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Weep not.</span> 14. And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.</span> (Luke 7:10-14, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 10. Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well. 11. Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.
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> **12. Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.**
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> 13. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, <span class="rl-speech">“Don’t cry.”</span> 14. He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“Young man, I tell you, arise!”</span> (Luke 7:10-14, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 10. And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. 11. And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
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> **12. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.**
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> 13. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, <span class="rl-speech">Weep not.</span> 14. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. <sup>bier: or, coffin</sup></span> (Luke 7:10-14, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 10. and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health. 11. And it came to pass, on the morrow, he was going on to a city called Nain, and there were going with him many of his disciples, and a great multitude,
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> **12. and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.**
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> 13. And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, <span class="rl-speech">'Be not weeping;'</span> 14. and having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing [it] stood still, and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'</span> (Luke 7:10-14, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**People:**

- [Elisha](/codex/elisha/), via [Luke 7.11-17](/codex/luke-7-11-17/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3439 - monogenes](/codex/g3439-monogenes/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.