Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him.
A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.
When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.
Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.”
Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. —Luke 7:11-15 NLT
Like No Other
Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. —Luke 7:11-13 NLT
“When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is great but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord Who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields.’” —Matthew 9:36-38 NLT
“‘Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest a while.’ He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and His apostles didn’t even have time to eat.
So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran along the shore and got there ahead of them. Jesus saw the huge crowd as He stepped from the boat, and He had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began teaching them many things.” —Mark 6:31-34 NLT
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“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” —Hebrews 4:16 NLT
“When the Lord saw her, His heart overflowed with compassion. ‘Don’t cry!’ He said. Then He walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. ‘Young man,’ He said, ‘I tell you, get up.’ Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.” —Luke 7:13-15 NLT
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“Jesus gave him back to his mother.” —Luke 7:15 NLT
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“We know what real love is because Jesus gave up His life for us.” —1 John 3:16 NLT
“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be wiling to die for a person who is especially good.
But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” —Romans 5:6-8 NLT
Jesus
“Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to clean to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in human form, He humbled Himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.” —Philippians 4:6-8 NLT
Jesus
“In the same way, there is more joy in heaven heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God the over ninety-nine who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!” —Luke 15:7 NLT