Luke 7:16

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“A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!””

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“A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying--`A great prophet hath risen among us,' and--`God did look upon His people.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 7:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
  2. Psalms 65:9You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
  3. Psalms 106:4Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
  4. Jeremiah 33:9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
  5. Matthew 9:8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
  6. Matthew 15:31The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
  7. Matthew 21:11The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  8. Matthew 28:8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
  9. Luke 1:65All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
  10. Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  11. Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
  12. Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
  13. Luke 5:26Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
  14. Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
  15. Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  16. Luke 9:19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
  17. Luke 19:44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
  18. Luke 24:19“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
  19. John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
  20. John 1:25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  21. John 4:19“Sir,” the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet.
  22. John 6:14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
  23. John 7:40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
  24. John 9:17So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

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