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Luke 7:12

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.

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ASV

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

KJV

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὡςhōsAsG5613 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
ἤγγισενēngisenHe drew nearG1448 →
τῇtēato theG3588 →
πύλῃpulēgateG4439 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
πόλεως,poleōstown,G4172 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
ἐξεκομίζετοexekomizetowas being carried outG1580 →
τεθνηκὼςtethnēkōs[one] having diedG2348 →
μονογενὴςmonogenēsonly begottenG3439 →
υἱὸςhuiossonG5207 →
τῇtēafrom theG3588 →
μητρὶmētrimotherG3384 →
αὐτοῦ,autouof him,G846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
αὐτὴautēsheG846 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
χήρα·chēraa widow;G5503 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ὄχλοςochlosa crowdG3793 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
πόλεωςpoleōstownG4172 →
ἱκανὸςhikanosconsiderableG2425 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
σὺνsunwithG4862 →
αὐτῇ.autēaher.G846 →

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Luke 8:42because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,Luke 8:52Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.Genesis 22:2“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 offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”1 Kings 17:12But 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 oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”1 Kings 17:9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”2 Kings 4:16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”Genesis 22:12“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 not withheld your only son from me.”2 Kings 4:20After the servant had picked him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.1 Timothy 5:4–5But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.Acts 9:39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.Acts 9:41Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.2 Samuel 14:7Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”1 Kings 17:18“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 the death of my son?”Genesis 44:20And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’Judges 11:34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.Leviticus 10:4Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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