Luke 7:16

Fear ¹  seized them all, and they began to glorify ²  God, saying, “A great prophet ³  has appeared ⁴  among us!” and “God has come to help ⁵  his people!”

Ex 4:31; Ps 65:9; Ps 106:4,5; Jer 33:9; Mt 9:8; Mt 15:31; Mt 28:8; Lu 1:65; Lu 1:68; Lu 2:20; Lu 5:8,26; Lu 7:39; Lu 8:37; Lu 9:19; Lu 19:44; Lu 24:19; Joh 1:21,25; Joh 4:19; Joh 6:14; Joh 7:40,41; Joh 9:17; Ac 3:22,23; Ac 5:5,11-13; Ac 7:37; Ga 1:24

¹ tn Or “Awe.” Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see Luke 5:9.

² tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

³ sn That Jesus was a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing; but Jesus is more than this. See Luke 9:8, 19-20.

⁴ tn Grk “arisen.”

⁵ tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern – ‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’ … ‘God has come to help his people’ Lk 7:16.” The language recalls Luke 1:68, 78.