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Luke 7:11-17 : Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain

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11 Ya susede un rato despues di este na, si Jesus jumanao asta un siuda ni mafanaan Nain; ya mañisija yan y disipuluña yan y dangculon manadan taotao.

12 Ya anae esta jijot gui pettan y siuda, estagüe na macocone un matae, güiyaja lajin nanaña, ya biuda locue, ya linajyan taotao siuda mangachongchongña.

13 Ya anae linie ni y Señot ninamaase nu güiya, ya ilegña nu güiya: Chamo cumacasao.

14 Ya lumatguato ya japacha y andas; ya y chumuchule mañaga. Ya ilegña: Patgon, guajo jao sumangane, cajulo.

15 Ya y estaba matae matachong ya jatutujon cumuentos, ya inentrega as Jesus gui as nanaña.

16 Ya ninafanmaaañao todosija, ya maalaba si Yuus ilegñija: Dangculo na profeta esta cajulo entre yya jita: ya, si Yuus jagas jabisita taotaoña.

17 Ya jumanao este na famaña gui todo yya Judea yan todo oriya y tano.

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Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son at Nain

By Junchol Lee


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The story in Luke 7 is very intense with a number of possible ways to understand its meaning. It is not too hard for us to imagine what it might have meant to a widow to lose her only son! The funeral was already in procession when Jesus happened to encounter them. We describe our relationship with God in a variety of ways, including those who have a real difficulty even contemplating relationship with God. Yet, there is something profound about experiencing God’s presence in our lives...