1 Kings 17:18

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

Cross-reference

In 1 Kings 18:9, Obadiah fears Elijah's request will bring death — similar to the widow's fear that Elijah's presence killed her son.

Luke 8:28 Allusion

Luke 8:28 features the same terrified question, 'What have you to do with me? Do not torment me', directly paralleling the widow's cry.

In 1 Samuel 16:4, elders tremble at Samuel's arrival asking 'Do you come in peace?' — same fear of a prophet's purpose that the widow expresses.

Luke 4:34 Allusion

Luke 4:34 has an almost identical question from a demon, 'What have you to do with us? Have you come to destroy us?', echoing the widow's fear of judgment.

Mark 5:7 Allusion

In Mark 5:7, the demon says 'What have you to do with me?' — the identical Greek phrase the widow uses to Elijah, expressing confrontation with a man of God.

In Ezekiel 21:24, 'you have made your guilt to be remembered' — the same language of sin being brought to remembrance for judgment.

Job 13:26 Parallel

In Job 13:26, Job laments that God writes bitter things and makes him inherit his youth's sins — same feeling as the widow that past sins cause present suffering.

In Ezekiel 21:23, God brings their guilt to remembrance so they are captured — exactly the pattern the widow fears: sin remembered leads to death.

Luke 7:12 Parallel

Luke 7:12 describes a widow's only son being carried out — directly mirrors the widow of Zarephath's situation before Elijah raises her son.

In 2 Kings 4:16, Elisha promises a son to a woman, contrasting with the widow's son dying. One brings life, the other death from the prophet's presence.

Ezekiel 18:22 promises sins not remembered for the righteous — contrasting the widow's fear that her sin is remembered and causes death.

In Genesis 50:17, the brothers ask Joseph to forgive their sin — opposite of the widow's fear that her sin is being remembered. Contrast between desiring sin forgotten vs. remembered.

Job 13:23 Parallel

In Job 13:23, Job begs God to show him his sins — while the widow accuses Elijah of reminding her of sin. Both concern sin being brought to awareness.

In Matthew 8:34, the townspeople beg Jesus to leave after a miracle — like the widow's complaint that Elijah's presence brings trouble.

Mark 5:17 Parallel

In Mark 5:17, the Gerasenes beg Jesus to depart after the demoniac healing — parallels the widow's resentful question about Elijah's presence.

Luke 5:8 Parallel

In Luke 5:8, Peter's reaction 'Depart from me, for I am a sinful man' mirrors the widow's fear that the man of God exposes her sin.

John 11:21 Parallel

In John 11:21, Martha laments that Jesus' presence could have prevented death — similar to the widow's accusation that Elijah came to kill her son.

2 Kings 3:13 has Elisha using the same phrase 'What have I to do with you?' — mirroring the widow's question to Elijah in this verse.

2 Samuel 19:22 repeats the same idiom 'What have I to do with you?' — here David rebukes his men, as the widow questions Elijah.

2 Samuel 16:10 uses the same idiom 'What have I to do with you?' — a rhetorical question in a tense situation, similar to the widow's complaint to Elijah.

Genesis 42:21 shows the brothers linking present suffering to past sin, much like the widow connects her son's death to her own sin.