Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
Parallel translations
- WEB The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that Yahweh’s word in your mouth is truth.”
- KJV And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
- NKJV Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”
- NASB Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.”
- NLT Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.”
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Quick answer
The widow confesses that Elijah is truly a man of God and that God's word in his mouth is truth.
Overview
The miracle produces full faith in the widow, who now affirms both Elijah's prophetic authority and the truthfulness of God's word. Her confession is the climax of the chapter, showing that God's saving acts authenticate His messengers and His word. A Gentile woman's confession of faith points forward to the worldwide trust the gospel would call forth.
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- John 16:30Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
- John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
- John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 4:42–48They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
- 1 Jn 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
- 1 Th 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
- John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
- John 11:15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
- Eccl 12:10The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
- John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
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