Luke 7:16
16Fear ▼▼tn Or “Awe.”
Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see
Luke 5:9.
seized them all, and they began to glorify ▼▼tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
God, saying, “A great prophet ▼▼sn That Jesus was
a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing, but Jesus is more than this. See
Luke 9:8,
19-20.
has appeared ▼ among us!” and “God has come to help ▼▼tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern—‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’…‘God has come to help his people’
Lk 7:16.” The language recalls
Luke 1:68,
78.
his people!”