Occurrences
Chḗra occurs 27 times in 25 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (3), Luke (9), Acts (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (6), James (1), Revelation (1)
- Matthew 23:14 — Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows (χηρῶν)’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
- Mark 12:40 — Which devour widows (χηρῶν)’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
- Mark 12:42 — And there came a certain poor widow (χήρα), and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
- Mark 12:43 — And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow (χήρα) hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
- Luke 2:37 — And she was a widow (χήρα) of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
- Luke 4:25 — But I tell you of a truth, many widows (χῆραι) 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;
- Luke 4:26 — But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow (χήραν).
- Luke 7:12 — Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow (χήρα): and much people of the city was with her.
- Luke 18:3 — And there was a widow (χήρα) in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- Luke 18:5 — Yet because this widow (χήραν) troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
- Luke 20:47 — Which devour widows (χηρῶν)’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
- Luke 21:2 — And he saw also a certain poor widow (χήραν) casting in thither two mites.
- Luke 21:3 — And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow (χήρα) hath cast in more than they all:
- Acts 6:1 — And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows (χῆραι) were neglected in the daily ministration.
- Acts 9:39 — Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows (χῆραι) stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
- Acts 9:41 — And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows (χήρας), presented her alive.
- 1 Corinthians 7:8 — I say therefore to the unmarried and widows (χήραις), It is good for them if they abide even as I.
- 1 Timothy 5:3 — Honour widows (χήρας) that are widows indeed.
- 1 Timothy 5:3 — Honour widows that are widows (χήρας) indeed.
- 1 Timothy 5:4 — But if any widow (χήρα) have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
- 1 Timothy 5:5 — Now she that is a widow (χήρα) indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
- 1 Timothy 5:9 — Let not a widow (χήρα) be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
- 1 Timothy 5:11 — But the younger widows (χήρας) refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
- 1 Timothy 5:16 — If any man or woman that believeth have widows (χήρας), let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
- 1 Timothy 5:16 — If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows (χήραις) indeed.
- James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows (χήρας) in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
- Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow (χήρα), and shall see no sorrow.