Parallel Verses New International Version Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. King James Bible And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. Darby Bible Translation And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son. World English Bible Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son. Young's Literal Translation And Elijah saith unto her, 'Fear not, go, do according to thy word, only make for me thence a little cake, in the first place, and thou hast brought out to me; and for thee and for thy son make -- last; 1 Kings 17:13 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBut make me thereof a little cake first - This was certainly putting the widow's faith to an extraordinary trial: to take and give to a stranger, of whom she knew nothing, the small pittance requisite to keep her child from perishing, was too much to be expected. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Fear not make me thereof first Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your increase: Library Elijah Standing Before the LordAnd Elijah the Tishbite ... said ... As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand.--1 KINGS xvii. 1. This solemn and remarkable adjuration seems to have been habitual upon Elijah's lips in the great crises of his life. We never find it used by any but himself, and his scholar and successor, Elisha. Both of them employ it under similar circumstances, as if unveiling the very secret of their lives, the reason for their strength, and for their undaunted bearing and bold fronting of all antagonism. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture An American Reformer. An American Reformer A Cloud of Witnesses. Cross References 1 Kings 17:12 "As surely as the LORD your God lives," she replied, "I don't have any bread--only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it--and die." 1 Kings 17:14 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain on the land.'" Jump to Previous Afraid Afterward Afterwards Bread Cake Elijah Eli'jah Fear First Forth Home Little Small Something Thereof WordJump to Next Afraid Afterward Afterwards Bread Cake Elijah Eli'jah Fear First Forth Home Little Small Something Thereof WordLinks 1 Kings 17:13 NIV1 Kings 17:13 NLT 1 Kings 17:13 ESV 1 Kings 17:13 NASB 1 Kings 17:13 KJV 1 Kings 17:13 Bible Apps 1 Kings 17:13 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:13 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:13 French Bible 1 Kings 17:13 German Bible 1 Kings 17:13 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |