2 Kings 4:2

And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 2:9 Allusion

In 2 Kings 2:9, Elijah asks Elisha the same question 'What shall I do for you?', showing Elisha's prophetic continuity.

In 1 Kings 17:12, another widow has only a handful of flour and a little oil — another desperate shortage that God multiplies.

In Matthew 15:34, Jesus similarly asks how many loaves the disciples have — a small beginning that He multiplies to feed thousands.

In John 6:5-7, Jesus tests Philip with the same shortage — limited resources that become abundant through divine supply.

In 2 Corinthians 6:10, Paul echoes this paradox: 'having nothing, yet possessing everything' — God’s abundance in apparent poverty.

In 1 Kings 17:14, the jar of flour shall not run out — God’s promise of unfailing provision for the obedient, just as here.

Mark 8:8 Parallel

In Mark 8:8, after feeding 4,000, leftover fragments are collected — another multiplication miracle with more than enough at the end.

John 6:13 Parallel

In John 6:13, the leftover baskets from feeding 5000 echo this miraculous provision from a small amount — both show God's abundance from scarcity.

James 2:5 Parallel

In James 2:5, God chooses the poor to be rich in faith — the widow exemplifies this truth, lacking goods yet trusting God.