Luke 4:25

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

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;

BSB

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

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.

YLT

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,

F.O.G Original

(25) But I say to you in firm-truth, there were many widows in Israel in Eliyahu’s (Yah’s strength) days when the sky was shut upon for three years and six months when a great famine came upon all the land.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

²⁵I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.