Luke 7:12

New Century Version

When he came near the town gate, he saw a funeral. A mother, who was a widow, had lost her only son. A large crowd from the town was with the mother while her son was being carried out.

Cross References

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you trust God and that you have not kept your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 22:2

Then God said, “Take your only son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Kill him there and offer him as a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

2 Samuel 14:7

Now all the family group is against me. They said to me, ‘Bring the son who killed his brother so we may kill him for killing his brother. That way we will also get rid of the one who would receive what belonged to his father.’ My son is like the last spark of a fire. He is all I have left. If they kill him, my husband’s name and property will be gone from the earth.”

1 Kings 17:12

The woman answered, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”

1 Kings 17:18

The woman said to Elijah, “Man of God, what have you done to me? Did you come here to remind me of my sin and to kill my son?”

1 Kings 17:23

Elijah carried the boy downstairs and gave him to his mother and said, “See! Your son is alive!”

1 Kings 17:9

“Go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I have commanded a widow there to take care of you.”

2 Kings 4:16

Then Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” The woman said, “No, master, man of God, don’t lie to me, your servant!”

2 Kings 4:20

The servant took him to his mother, and he lay on his mother’s lap until noon. Then he died.

Job 29:13

The dying person blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out on David’s family and the people in Jerusalem a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look at me, the one they have stabbed, and they will cry like someone crying over the death of an only child. They will be as sad as someone who has lost a firstborn son.

Luke 7:11

Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his followers and a large crowd traveled with him.

Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, he felt very sorry for her and said, “Don’t cry.”

Luke 8:42

Jairus’ only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way to Jairus’ house, the people were crowding all around him.

Luke 8:52

All the people were crying and feeling sad because the girl was dead, but Jesus said, “Stop crying. She is not dead, only asleep.”

John 11:19

Many of the Jews had come there to comfort Martha and Mary about their brother.

Acts 9:39

So Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room where all the widows stood around Peter, crying. They showed him the shirts and coats Tabitha had made when she was still alive.

Acts 9:41

He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and the widows into the room and showed them that Tabitha was alive.

James 1:27

Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.