Study it in the app“And as he drew near to the gate of the town, look, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.”
Andδὲasὡςhe drew nearἤγγισενto the gateτῇ πύλῃof the town,τῆς πόλεωςlook,καὶ ἰδοὺa dead manτεθνηκὼςwas being carried out,ἐξεκομίζετοthe onlyμονογενὴςsonυἱὸςof his mother,τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦandκαὶsheαὐτὴwasἦνa widow;χήραandκαὶa considerableἱκανὸςcrowdὄχλοςfrom the townτῆς πόλεωςwasἦνwithσὺνher.αὐτῇ
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “ēngisen” appearsgate
Gate: a large gate, such as that of a city.
Where else “pylēi” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appearsdie
Die; be dead.
Where else “tethnēkōs” appearscarry out
Carry out a dead person to be buried.
Where else “exekomizeto” appearsonly, unique
Only, unique; the only one of its kind.
Where else “monogenēs” appearsson
A son.
Where else “huios” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētri” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearswidow
Widow.
Where else “chēra” appearsconsiderable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanos” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlos” appearswith
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears11And it happened soon afterward that he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples were going along with him, and a large crowd.
12 · This verse (above)
13And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
1. What it says
What does the centurion say when asking for his servant to be healed, and what does Jesus say about his faith? (vv. 6-9)
2. What it means
Jesus answers Simon the Pharisee with the story of two debtors. What does he want to show him about the woman and about himself? (vv. 40-47)
3. How I live it
The centurion and the woman both came to Jesus humbly. How can you come to him sincerely today?
