Honoring True Widows
1 Timothy 5:3
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Honor the widows who are truly widows.
- KJV
- Honour widows that are widows indeed.
- WEB
- Honor widows who are widows indeed.
- ASV
- Honor widows that are widows indeed.
- LSV
- honor widows who are really widows;
- YLT
- honour widows who are really widows;
- DBY
- Honour widows who are really widows;
- DRC
- Honour widows, that are widows indeed.
- GNV
- Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.
Word by word Greek · tap a word
Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Χήρας τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας.
- RP2018
- Χήρας τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας.
- TR-Boyd
- Χήρας τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας.
- SCR1894
- χηρας τιμα τας οντως χηρας
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the…
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
- Acts 6:1In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- Deuteronomy 16:14And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- 1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- Matthew 15:6he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:6Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
- 1 Timothy 5:16–17If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor,…
- Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the…
- 1 Timothy 5:4–5But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. The widow who is truly in need and left all…
- Psalms 146:9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Psalms 68:5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
- Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
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