The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer. The boy began breathing again. He was alive!
1 Kings 17:23 - Easy To Read Version Elijah carried the boy downstairs. Elijah gave the boy to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 liveth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the [lower part of the] house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, your son is alive! American Standard Version (1901) 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 liveth. Common English Bible Elijah brought the boy down from the upper room of the house and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, “Look, your son is alive!” Catholic Public Domain Version And Elijah took the boy, and he brought him down from the upper room to the lower part of the house. And he gave him to his mother. And he said to her, "See, your son lives." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Elias took the child, and brought him down from the upper chamber to the house below, and delivered him to his mother, and said to her: Behold, thy son liveth. |
The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer. The boy began breathing again. He was alive!
The woman answered, “Now I know that you really are a man from God. I know that the Lord truly speaks through you!”
On the way home the man’s servants came and met him. They told him, “Your son is well.”
He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the believers {\cf2\super [199]} and the widows into the room. He showed them Tabitha; she was alive!
People that had died were raised from death, and they were given back to the women in their family. Other people were tortured {\cf2\super [157]} and refused to accept their freedom. They did this so that they could be raised from death to a better life.