Luke 7:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹² Now when He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out; it was the only son of his widowed mother. And many people from the town were with her.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² [Just] as He drew near the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out–the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large gathering from the town was accompanying her.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Common English Bible

¹² As he approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Then, when he had drawn near to the gate of the city, behold, a deceased person was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow: and a great multitude of the city was with her.

Luke 7:12 Cross References

Luke 7:11

And it happened soon after this that Jesus went to a town called Nain [Note: This was a town of Galilee about 6 miles southeast of Nazareth]. His disciples and a large crowd [also] went with Him.

Luke 7:13

Now when the Lord saw her, He felt very sorry for her and said to her, “Do not cry.”

Luke 8:42

for the official’s only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, large crowds pressed in on Him.

Luke 8:52

And all the people [in the house] were crying and beating their chests in mourning, so Jesus said [to them], “Do not cry, for the girl is not [really] dead but [only] sleeping.”

John 11:19

and many of Martha and Mary’s Jewish friends had come to comfort them over [the loss of] their brother.

Acts 9:39

So, Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived they took him to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body lay]. All the widows [i.e., her friends] stood near Peter, crying and showing [him] the coats and [other] clothing which Dorcas had made when she was alive.

Acts 9:41

Peter then reached out his hand and raised her up; he called the saints [i.e., God’s holy people] and the widows [back into the room] and presented her [to them] alive.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and uncorrupted in the eyes of [our] God and Father involves taking care of orphans and widows in their distress and keeping oneself unstained by the world.