As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oi
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to
Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay thei
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, we
“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause
“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt
Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have
After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to
Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will lo
and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother.