KJV King James Version
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
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Luke 4:25
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
WEB World English Bible
But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
ASV American Standard Version
But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,
Surrounding context — Luke 4
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstἀληθείαςG225 · alētheiatruthδὲG1161 · dethenλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖν·G4771 · suyouπολλαὶG4183 · polusmuchχῆραιG5503 · chērawidowἦσανG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέραιςG2250 · hēmeradayἨλίουG2243 · HēliasElijahἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἐκλείσθηG2808 · kleiōto shutὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸςG3772 · ouranosheavenἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstἔτηG2094 · etosyearτρίαG5140 · treisThreeκαὶG2532 · kaiandμῆναςG3376 · mēnmonthἕξ,G1803 · hexsixὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beλιμὸςG3042 · limoshungerμέγαςG3173 · megasgreatἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπᾶσανG3956 · pasallτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆν·G1093 · gēearth: planet
Cross-references
1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.James 5:17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.Isaiah 55:8For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?Mark 7:26-29The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.Romans 9:15For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.1 Kings 18:1-2And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.Ephesians 1:9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:Romans 9:20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?Ephesians 1:11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
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