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A Defiant, Compassionate Touch
Commentators explain that by touching the funeral bier, Jesus risked ritual defilement according to the customs of many religious leaders. This deliberate act not only halted the funeral procession but also demonstrated that His authority over death and His compassion for the grieving mother superseded religious regulations. His touch was not a source of impurity, but of life.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 7:14
Touched the bier (ηψατο του σορου). An urn for the bones or ashes of the dead in Homer, then the coffin (Genesis 5:26)…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 7:14
19th Century
Bishop
He came and touched the bier.—The noun so translated is used by classical authors in various senses. Here the facts make …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 7:14
Jesus risked ritual defilement by touching the coffin. He then did what would seem useless—he spoke to a dead person. When the young man returned t…
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John Calvin
On Luke 7:14
16th Century
Theologian
Young man, I say to you. By this word Christ proved the truth of the saying of Paul, that God calls those things which are not, as the…
John Gill
On Luke 7:14
17th Century
Pastor
And he came and touched the bier
Or "bed", as the Syriac version renders it; and such was (hjm<…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 7:11–18
17th Century
Minister
When the Lord saw the poor widow following her son to the grave, he had compassion on her. See Christ's power over death itself.
The gospel …