Luke 7:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The report of Jesus spreads through all Judaea and the surrounding country.
What Does Luke 7:17 Mean?
News of the raising at Nain cannot be contained in one small town. The report runs south through all Judaea and across the whole surrounding region — far beyond Galilee, into the very territory where John the Baptist's disciples will hear it.
Luke places this verse as a hinge: the spreading word is what reaches John in prison and prompts his great question in the next scene. Testimony travels; one town's astonishment becomes a nation's conversation. No one who saw the widow's son alive again could stay silent. The story of what Jesus does still moves the same way — carried mouth to mouth by those who were there when weeping turned to wonder.
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What does Luke 7:17 mean?
The report of Jesus spreads through all Judaea and the surrounding country.