1 Timothy 5:9

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No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.
  • 1 Tim 5:3-4 : 3 Honor widows who are truly in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
  • Luke 2:36-37 : 36 The Testimony of Anna There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death. 37 She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 To the married I give this command– not I, but the Lord– a wife should not divorce a husband 11 (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
  • 1 Cor 7:39-40 : 39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord). 40 But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is– and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

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  • 1 Tim 5:10-12
    3 verses
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    10and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress– as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.

    11But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

    12and so incur judgment for breaking their former pledge.

  • 1 Tim 5:1-8
    8 verses
    81%

    1Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

    2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters– with complete purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly in need.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

    5But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

    6But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

    7Reinforce these commands, so that they will be beyond reproach.

    8But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    16If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.

    17Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
    78%

    14So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.

  • Titus 1:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

    7For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.

  • Titus 2:2-5
    4 verses
    72%

    2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

    3Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

    4In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.

  • 1 Tim 3:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

    12Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

  • Num 30:9
    72%

    9Vows Made by Widows“But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    71%

    2The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

  • 1 Cor 7:39
    70%

    39A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes(only someone in the Lord).

  • 1 Cor 7:8-9
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    8To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

    9But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

  • Ps 109:9
    70%

    9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!

  • 1 Cor 7:34-36
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    34and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

    36If anyone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the bloom of youth and it seems necessary, he should do what he wishes; he does not sin. Let them marry.

  • Lev 21:13-14
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    13He must take a wife who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
    69%

    11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

  • Ezek 44:22
    69%

    22They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel or a widow who is a priest’s widow.

  • 1 Cor 7:29
    69%

    29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

    3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

  • Prov 5:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

    18May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife you married in your youth–

  • Deut 25:5
    68%

    5Respect for the Sanctity of Others If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    68%

    2But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

  • Luke 2:36-37
    2 verses
    68%

    36The Testimony of Anna There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

    37She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
    68%

    27The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.

  • 1 Cor 7:25
    68%

    25Remaining Unmarried With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

  • Exod 21:10
    68%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one’s food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

  • Luke 20:29
    67%

    29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

  • 1 Pet 3:5
    67%

    5For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,