Luke 4:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Luke 4:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 4:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 4:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Luke 4:25 — World English Bible
Luke 4:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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; ”
Luke 4:25 — American Standard Version
Luke 4:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Luke 4:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 4:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land, ”
Luke 4:25 — Darby Translation
Luke 4:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But I tell you of a trueth, many widowes were in Israel in the dayes of Elias, when heauen was shut three yeres and sixe moneths, when great famine was throughout all the land:”
Luke 4:25 — Geneva Bible
Luke 4:25 in Context — Luke 4
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.
What Does Luke 4:25 Mean?
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