Luke 7:12

Free Bible Version

As he approached the town gate a funeral procession was coming the other way. The man who had died was the only son of a widow, and a sizeable crowd from the town was with her.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don't touch the boy! Don't do anything to him, because now I know that you truly do what God tells you. You didn't refuse to give me your son, your only son.”

Genesis 22:2

God told him, “Go with your son, your only son, the one you love, to the land of Moriah and sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll tell you about.”

2 Samuel 14:7

Now the whole family is against me. They're saying, ‘Hand over your son who killed his brother so we can put him to death for murdering his brother. That way he won't inherit anything either!’ By doing this they would snuff out the last ember of hope I have to carry on my husband's name and family in the world.”

1 Kings 17:12

She replied, “As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour is left in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a few sticks so I can go and cook what's left for myself and my son so we can eat it, and then we'll die.”

1 Kings 17:18

“What are you doing to me, man of God?” the woman asked Elijah. “Have you come to remind me about my sins and cause my son to die?”

1 Kings 17:23

Elijah took the boy and brought him down from the room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “See, your son is alive,” Elijah told her.

1 Kings 17:9

“Leave here and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have given instructions to a widow there to provide you with food.”

2 Kings 4:16

Elisha told her, “Around this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.” “No, my lord!” she responded. “Man of God, don't tell your servant lies!”

2 Kings 4:20

The servant picked him up and took him back to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.

Job 29:13

Those who were about to die blessed me; I made the widow sing for joy.

Zechariah 12:10

I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They will look at me whom they pierced, and they will wail in grief over him, mourning as for an only child, weeping bitterly as for a firstborn.

Luke 7:11

Soon after Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.

Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her he was filled with compassion for her. “Don't cry,” he told her.

Luke 8:42

because his only daughter was dying. She was about twelve years old. While Jesus was on his way there, people were crowding around him.

Luke 8:52

All the people there were crying and mourning for her. “Don't cry,” Jesus told them. “She's not dead, she's just sleeping.”

John 11:19

and many Jews had come to console Mary and Martha at the loss of their brother.

Acts 9:39

So Peter got ready and left with them. When he arrived they took him upstairs. All the widows were there crying, and they showed him the coats and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Acts 9:41

He took her by the hand and lifted her up. He called in the believers and the widows, and presented her to them alive.

James 1:27

In the eyes of our God and Father, religion that's pure and genuine is to visit orphans and widows in their suffering, and to keep yourself from being contaminated by the world.