Luke 7:13

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Summary

Luke 7:13

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

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Weep not

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Bible References

He

So they removed the foreign gods and worshiped Jehovah. He could bear the distress of Israel no longer.

You, O Jehovah, are good and forgiving, full of loving kindness toward everyone who calls out to you.

Jehovah has compassion for those who reverence him just as a father has compassion for his children.

In all their difficulty he was concerned, and he was the messenger who saved them. In his love and compassion he reclaimed (redeemed) them. He always held them and carried them in the past.

Ephraim, O Ephraim my dear delightful son! Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him. My heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him, declares Jehovah.

For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

Jesus said: I am concerned for these people because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

Jesus groaned in his spirit and was troubled when he saw her weeping and the Jews who came with her weeping.

This means that he had to become like his brothers in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, in order to offer a propitiatory sacrifice (pay atonement) (to make reconciliation) for the sins of the people.

We do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our infirmities (weaknesses). He was tested in all things like ourselves. Yet he was without sin!

Weep not

They were all weeping and morning her. He said: Do not weep for she is not dead, but sleeps.

This is what Jehovah says: 'A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.'

Woman why do you weep, they asked? She told them: They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they laid him.

Those who weep should be like those who do not weep. And those who rejoice should be like those who do not rejoice, and those who buy like those who do not possess.

I do not want you to be ignorant brothers, concerning those who are asleep (in death). You do not need to sorrow like others who have no hope.