Luke 4:26

4:26 Yet ¹  Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. ² 

Luke 7:50

7:50 He ³  said to the woman, “Your faith ⁴  has saved you; ⁵  go in peace.”

Luke 20:33

20:33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? ⁶  For all seven had married her.” ⁷ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast.

² sn Zarephath in Sidon was Gentile territory (see 1 Kgs 17:9-24). Jesus’ point was that he would be forced to minister elsewhere, and the implication is that this ministry would ultimately extend (through the work of his followers) to those outside the nation.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ sn On faith see Luke 5:20; 7:9; 8:25; 12:28; 17:6; 18:8; 22:32.

⁵ sn The questioning did not stop Jesus. He declared authoritatively that the woman was forgiven by God (your faith has saved you). This event is a concrete example of Luke 5:31-32.

⁵ sn The point is a dilemma. In a world arguing a person should have one wife, whose wife will she be in the afterlife? The question was designed to show that (in the opinion of the Sadducees) resurrection leads to a major problem.

⁶ tn Grk “For the seven had her as wife.”