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Honoring True Widows

1 Timothy 5:9

In 9 translations

BSB
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
KJV
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
WEB
Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
ASV
Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
LSV
A widow—do not let her be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,
YLT
A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,
DBY
Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, [having been] wife of one man,
DRC
Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.
GNV
Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,

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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
Χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα, ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή,
RP2018
Χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα, γεγονυῖα ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή,
TR-Boyd
Χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα, γεγονυῖα ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή,
SCR1894
χηρα καταλεγεσθω μη ελαττον ετων εξηκοντα γεγονυια ενος ανδρος γυνη

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
  • 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
  • Luke 2:36–37There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left…
  • 1 Timothy 5:3–4Honor the widows who are truly widows. But 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.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:10–11To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his…
  • 1 Timothy 3:12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
  • 1 Timothy 5:14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
  • 1 Corinthians 7:39–40A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is.…

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