Luke 7:12

A Widow's Son Raised

¹¹ And it came to pass the day after that he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him, and many people. ¹² Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. ¹³ And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said unto her, Weep not.

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Only Begotten Son

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Luke 8:42

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

Genesis 22:2

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou doest fear God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

2 Samuel 14:7

And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and we will destroy the heir also. So they shall quench my coal which is left and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.

1 Kings 17:9

Arise, go to Zarephath of Zidon, and thou shalt dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

1 Kings 17:12

And she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.

1 Kings 17:18

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me to call my iniquity to remembrance and to cause my son to die?

1 Kings 17:23

And Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother, and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.

2 Kings 4:16

And he said, At the appointed time, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not deceive thy handmaid.

2 Kings 4:20

And when he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon and then died.

Job 29:13

The blessing of the one that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of prayer, and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn over him as one mourns for his only son, afflicting themselves over him as one afflicts himself over his firstborn.

Luke 8:52

And all wept and bewailed her, but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

John 11:19

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother.

Acts 9:39

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made them while she was with them.

Acts 9:41

And he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

1 Timothy 5:4-5

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let those learn first to govern their house in piety and to recompense their parents, for this is honest and pleasing before God.

James 1:27

The pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep thyself unspotted from this world.