Luke 7:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

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  • Luke 8:42 : 42 For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.
  • Luke 8:52 : 52 And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping.
  • John 11:19 : 19 And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.
  • Acts 9:39 : 39 And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
  • Acts 9:41 : 41 And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.
  • 1 Tim 5:4-5 : 4 But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God. 5 Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
  • Gen 22:2 : 2 And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.
  • 2 Sam 14:7 : 7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 17:9 : 9 Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.
  • 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death?
  • 1 Kgs 17:23 : 23 And Elijah took the child down from his room into the house and gave him to his mother and said to her, See, your son is living.
  • 2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant.
  • 2 Kgs 4:20 : 20 And he took him in to his mother, and she took him on her knees and kept him there till the middle of the day, when his life went from him.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

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