Luke 7:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.”
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What Does Luke 7:14 Mean?
Jesus steps forward and touches the bier — the open frame on which the body was carried. Touching it would render a man ceremonially unclean; the bearers freeze. Then He speaks to the dead as if the dead can hear: "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise."
Where others contract defilement, Jesus communicates life; purity flows out from Him stronger than death's uncleanness flows in. Note the emphatic "I say unto thee" — no prayer over the body, no stretching himself upon the child as Elijah did. He commands in His own name, and death obeys like the centurion's soldier. The same voice will one day speak to all who sleep in the dust, and they will hear it.
Luke 7:14 in the Original Language
egeiro (ἐγείρω), 'arise' -- to rise, to awaken; the word used for resurrection.
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What does Luke 7:14 mean?
Jesus touches the bier, halts the bearers, and commands the young man to arise.