And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Parallel translations
- WEB He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”
- BSB Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
- NKJV Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
- NASB And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!”
- NLT Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.”
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Quick answer
Jesus touches the bier and commands the dead young man to arise. With a word He confronts death directly and authoritatively.
Overview
By touching the bier Jesus halts the procession and, rather than being defiled by death, overcomes it. His simple command to the corpse displays sovereign authority over the grave. This act reveals Him as the One who calls the dead to life, anticipating His own resurrection and His power to raise all who trust Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- John 11:43–44And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
- John 5:25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
- Acts 9:40–41But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
- John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
- 1 Kgs 17:21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.
- Luke 8:54–55And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
- John 5:28–29Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
- Rom 4:17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
- John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
- Job 14:12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
- Job 14:14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
- Ps 33:9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- Ezek 37:3–10And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
- Isa 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
- Eph 5:12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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