Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
The only
A widow
And much
Bible References
The only
Luke 8:42
because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While He was going, the crowds of people continued to press upon Him.
A widow
Acts 9:39
So Peter at once got up and went with them. When he reached there, they took him to the room upstairs, and all the widows took their stand around him, crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in the treatment of their own families, and to pay the debt they owe their parents or grandparents, for this is acceptable to God.
James 1:27
A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.
And much
Luke 8:52
Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."
John 11:19
and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother.