1 Timothy 5:5

In 9 translations

BSB

The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

KJV

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

WEB

Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

ASV

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

LSV

And she who is really a widow and desolate, has hoped on God, and remains in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

YLT

And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

DBY

Now she who [is] a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put [her] hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.Elohim

DRC

But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

GNV

And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.

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SBLGNT

ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ θεὸν καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας·

RP2018

Ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας.

TR-Boyd

Ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσι καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας.

SCR1894

η δε οντως χηρα και μεμονωμενη ηλπικεν επι τον θεον και προσμενει ταις δεησεσιν και ταις προσευχαις νυκτος και ημερας

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• Luke 2:37and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
• 1 Timothy 5:3Honor the widows who are truly widows.
• 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
• 1 Peter 3:5For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
• Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
• 1 Timothy 5:16If 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.
• Psalms 91:4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
• Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
• Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
• Romans 1:5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
• Isaiah 3:26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
• Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:34and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how…
• Acts 26:7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
• Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

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