Luke 7:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and a large crowd of the city was with her.

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  • Luke 8:42 : 42 For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
  • Luke 8:52 : 52 And all wept, and mourned for her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.
  • John 11:19 : 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
  • Acts 9:39 : 39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
  • Acts 9:41 : 41 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
  • 1 Tim 5:4-5 : 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents, for this is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she who is truly a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
  • Gen 22:2 : 2 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
  • Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Do not lay your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.
  • 2 Sam 14:7 : 7 And, behold, the whole family has risen against your maidservant, and they said, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall extinguish my last remaining ember, and shall not leave to my husband either name or remnant on the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 17:9 : 9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
  • 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
  • 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 remind me of my sin, and to kill my son?
  • 1 Kgs 17:23 : 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.
  • 2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.
  • 2 Kgs 4:20 : 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of a dying man came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

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    11And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

  • Luke 7:13-15
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    13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

    14And he came and touched the bier: and those who carried him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise.

    15And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

  • John 11:30-35
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    30Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met him.

    31The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw Mary get up hastily and go out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.

    32Then when Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

    33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, he groaned in the spirit and was troubled,

    34And said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see.

    35Jesus wept.

  • Mark 5:38-39
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    38And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, and those who wept and wailed greatly.

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    42For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

  • Luke 8:51-54
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    51And when he came into the house, he allowed no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the girl.

    52And all wept, and mourned for her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

    53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

    54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Girl, arise.

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    27And a great crowd of people followed Him, and of women who also mourned and lamented Him.

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    20And he cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have You also brought calamity upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?

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    10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Please, bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

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    41And when he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,

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    2And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.

  • Luke 4:25
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    25But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine swept throughout all the land;

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    42Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a penny.

    43So he called his disciples to him and said to them, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;

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