1 Kings 17:16

And [Omit. This verse is explicative, not additional] the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fall, according to the word of the Lord, which He spake by [Heb. by the hand of ] Elijah. [Having received a prophet in the name of a prophet, she received a prophet's reward. ( Matthew 10:41 , Matthew 10:42 ). Stanley suggests that our Lord, when He spoke of the "cup of cold water," may have had this incident in his mind.