Luke 7:12

A Widow's Son Raised

¹¹ And it fortuned after that, that he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. ¹² When he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, which was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and much people of 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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Luke 8:42

for he had but a daughter only, upon a twelfth year of age, and she lay a dying. And as he went, the people thronged him.

Genesis 22:2

And he said, "Take thy only son Isaac whom thou lovest, and get thee unto the land of Moria, and sacrifice him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will show thee."

Genesis 22:12

And he said, "Lay not thy hands upon the child, neither do anything at all unto him, for now I know that thou fearest God, in that thou hast not kept thine only son from me."

2 Samuel 14:7

And behold, the whole kindred arose against thy handmaid and said, 'Deliver us him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the soul of his brother whom he slew: for he will destroy the heir also.' And so they shall quench my sparkle which is left that he shall stir up neither name or issue upon the earth unto my husband."

1 Kings 17:9

"Up, and get thee to Zarephath a city of Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee."

1 Kings 17:12

And she answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."

1 Kings 17:18

Then said she unto Elijah, "What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me, that my sin should be thought on and my son slain?"

1 Kings 17:23

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

2 Kings 4:16

Then he said, "By such a time, as soon as the fruit can live, thou shalt embrace a son." And she said, "Oh nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto the handmaid."

2 Kings 4:20

And he took him and brought him to his mother. And he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.

Job 29:13

He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me.

Zechariah 12:10

Moreover, upon the house of David and upon the citizens of Jerusalem, will I pour out the spirit of grace and prayer, so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall beweep him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child

Luke 8:52

Everybody wept and sorrowed for her. And he said, "Weep not: for she is not dead, but sleepeth."

John 11:19

And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them over their brother.

Acts 9:39

Peter arose and came with them: And when he was come, they brought him into the chamber, and all the widows stood round about him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

Acts 9:41

And he gave her the hand and lift her up, and called the saints and widows and showed her alive.

1 Timothy 5:4-5

If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

James 1:27

Pure devotion, and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit the friendless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world.