Luke 7:17
And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And this rumour of him,.... Or the report of this surprising miracle in raising a dead man to life, that was carrying to his grave,
went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region…
We have here the story of Christ's raising to life a widow's son at Nain, that was dead and in the carrying out to be buried, which Matthew and Mark had made no mention of; only, in the general,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
throughout all Judaea The notion that St Luke therefore supposed Nain to be in Judaea is quite groundless. He means that the story of the incident at Nain spread even into Judaea.
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