1 Kings 17:1
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Elijah Predicts a Drought
17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”(A)
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- 17.1 Gk: Heb of the settlers
James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a human like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.(A)
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Luke 4:25-26
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25 But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months and there was a severe famine over all the land,(A) 26 yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.
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Luke 1:17
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17 With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(A)
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1 Kings 22:14
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14 But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.”(A)
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2 Kings 3:14
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14 Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I have regard for King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would give you neither a look nor a glance.(A)
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Revelation 11:6
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6 They have authority to shut the sky, so that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.(A)
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Romans 11:2
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2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?(A)
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Luke 21:36
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36 Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”(A)
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Luke 9:30
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30 Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.
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Matthew 7:29
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29 for he taught them as one having authority and not as their scribes.
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1 Kings 18:1
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Elijah’s Message to Ahab
18 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year of the drought,[a] saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab; I will send rain on the earth.”(A)
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- 18.1 Heb lacks of the drought
Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.(A)
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Acts 27:23
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23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,(A)
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Luke 1:19
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19 The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.(A)
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1 Kings 18:10
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10 As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent to seek you, and when they would say, ‘He is not here,’ he would require an oath of the kingdom or nation that they had not found you.(A)
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Judges 12:4
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4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives from Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the heart of Ephraim and Manasseh.”[a](A)
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- 12.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain: Gk omits because . . . Manasseh
John 1:25
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25 They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah,[a] nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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- 1.25 Or the Christ
John 1:21
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21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”(A)
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Luke 9:54
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54 When his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[a](A)
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- 9.54 Other ancient authorities add as Elijah did
Luke 9:33
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33 Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us set up three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not realizing what he was saying.(A)
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Matthew 27:49
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49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”[a]
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- 27.49 Other ancient authorities add And another took a spear and pierced his side, and out came water and blood
Matthew 27:47
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47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”
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Matthew 16:14
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14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(A)
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Matthew 11:14
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14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.(A)
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