⁴¹ He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive.

The Choosing of the Seven

6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,^(A) the Hellenistic Jews^[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows^(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.^(D)

¹² The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

⁷ Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

¹⁵ The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

¹² As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

³¹ So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up.^(A) The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

²³ Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother^(A) and said, “Look, your son is alive!”