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Luke 7:16

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.

KJV

ἔλαβεν δὲ φόβος ἅπαντας, καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν θεὸν λέγοντες ὅτι προφήτης μέγας ἠγέρθη ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

Greek NT

Accepit autem omnes timor : et magnificabant Deum, dicentes : Quia propheta magnus surrexit in nobis : et quia Deus visitavit plebem suam.

Vulgate

And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δοξάζω
doxazo
verb · 61×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
φόβος
phobos
noun · 48×
ἅπας
apas
adjective · 42×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπισκέπτομαι
episkeptomai
verb · 11×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἠγέρθη | WH/Treg/NIV: ἠγέρθη | RP: ἐγήγερται
  • ἠγέρθηSBLGNT
  • ἠγέρθηWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐγήγερταιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§545Jesus invites sinners to the table of the kingdom: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."258 He invites them to that conversion without which one cannot enter the kingdom, but shows them in word and deed his Father's boundless mercy for them and the vast "joy in heaven over one sinner who repents".259 The supreme proof of his love will be the sacrifice of his own life…
§994But there is more. Jesus links faith in the resurrection to his own person: "I am the Resurrection and the life."542 It is Jesus himself who on the last day will raise up those who have believed in him, who have eaten his body and drunk his blood.543 Already now in this present life he gives a sign and pledge of this by restoring some of the dead to life,544 announcing thereby …
§1503Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited his people"103 and that the Kingdom of God is close at hand. Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to forgive sins;104 he has come to heal the whole man, soul and body; he is the physician the sick have need of.105 His compassion toward all …

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:43 — And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
  • Exod 4:31 — And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
  • Jer 33:9 — And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness
  • John 4:19 — The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
  • John 6:14 — Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
  • John 7:39 — (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
  • Luke 1:65 — And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
  • Luke 1:65 — And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
  • Luke 1:68 — Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
  • Luke 1:68 — Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
  • Luke 2:20 — And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
  • Luke 5:26 — And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
  • Luke 5:26 — And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
  • Luke 7:39 — Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is
  • Luke 7:39 — Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is
  • Luke 24:19 — And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
  • Mark 2:12 — And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
  • Matt 9:8 — But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
  • Matt 9:8 — But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
  • Matt 15:31 — Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
  • Matt 15:31 — Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
  • Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
  • Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
  • Ps 65:9 — Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
  • Ps 106:4 — Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
  • Zeph 2:7 — And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn