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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Verse 25 is found in chapter 4 of Luke. Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee and in Nazareth interprets his mission through the language of Isaiah. The rejection by his townspeople anticipates that the good news will produce both hope and resistance.
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Aber in der Wahrheit sage ich euch: Es waren viele Witwen in Israel zu Elia's Zeiten, da der Himmel verschlossen war drei Jahre und sechs Monate, da eine große Teuerung war im ganzen Lande
Mas en verdad os digo, que muchas viudas había en Israel en los días de Elías, cuando el cielo fue cerrado por tres años y seis meses, que hubo una grande hambre en toda la tierra;
Je vous le dis en vérité: il y avait plusieurs veuves en Israël du temps d'Elie, lorsque le ciel fut fermé trois ans et six mois et qu'il y eut une grande famine sur toute la terre;
Io vi dico in verità, che a’ dì di Elia, quando il cielo fu serrato tre anni e sei mesi, talchè vi fu gran fame in tutto il paese, vi erano molte vedove in Israele;
Em verdade vos digo que muitas viúvas existiam em Israel nos dias de Elias, quando o céu se cerrou por três anos e seis meses, de sorte que em toda a terra houve grande fome;
我對你們說實話,在 以利亞 的時候,天閉塞了三年六個月,遍地有大饑荒,那時, 以色列 中有許多寡婦,
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