Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 7:12 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Luke 7:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 7 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Luke 7:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 7:12
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. The collision of two crowds—Jesus' disciples and mourners carrying a corpse—sets the stage for divine intervention. The Greek idou (ἰδού, behold) alerts readers to something extraordinary. The dead man was monogenēs (μονογενής, only-begotten/only son)—the same term describing Christ as God's only Son (John 3:16), creating poignant irony.The widow's triple tragedy compounds: chēra (χήρα, widow) already bereaved of her...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 7:12
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“about twelve years of age”
“they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping”
“What have I to do with you”
“At this season”
“let them learn first to show piety towards their own family”
“and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.”
“the whole family is risen against your handmaid”
“Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
“and brought him to his mother”
“As Yahweh your God lives”