1 Timothy 5:14

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So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

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  • Titus 2:5 : 5 To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.
  • 1 Tim 6:1 : 1 Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.
  • 1 Tim 4:3 : 3 Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.
  • Titus 2:8 : 8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.
  • Heb 13:4 : 4 Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-15 : 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you. 15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
  • Gen 18:6 : 6 Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
  • Gen 18:9 : 9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
  • 2 Sam 12:14 : 14 But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
  • Prov 31:27-29 : 27 She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it. 28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, 29 Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
  • Dan 6:4 : 4 Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.
  • Luke 23:35-41 : 35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection. 36 And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine, 37 And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free. 38 And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this. 40 But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment, 41 And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.
  • Rom 14:13 : 13 Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.
  • 1 Cor 7:8-9 : 8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am. 9 But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.
  • 2 Cor 11:12 : 12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

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  • 1 Tim 5:9-13
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    9Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

    10And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

    11But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

    12And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;

    13And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

  • Titus 2:2-6
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    2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

    3That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

    4Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

    5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

    6To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded:

  • 1 Tim 5:1-7
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    1Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

    2To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

    3Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

    4But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

    5Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

    6But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.

    7Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

  • 1 Tim 5:15-17
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    76%

    15For even now some are turned away to Satan.

    16If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

    17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

  • 1 Tim 3:11-12
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    11Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

    12Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.

  • 1 Cor 7:34-36
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    34And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

    35Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

    36But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best years, and there is need for it, let him do what seems right to him; it is no sin; let them be married.

  • Titus 1:6
    72%

    6Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

  • 1 Cor 14:34-35
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    34Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

    35And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.

  • 1 Pet 3:5
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    5And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

  • 1 Pet 3:1
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    1Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

  • 1 Tim 2:9-12
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    70%

    9And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;

    10But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.

    11Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

    12In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.

  • 1 Tim 3:4-5
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    4Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;

    5(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    70%

    2The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

  • Eph 5:22
    70%

    22Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    69%

    2But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:8
    69%

    8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

  • Prov 14:1
    69%

    1Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

  • Eph 5:24
    69%

    24And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.

  • Prov 31:27
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    27She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    68%

    10But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

    11(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

  • 1 Tim 2:15
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    15But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.

  • 1 Pet 3:7
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    7And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

  • Prov 5:18
    68%

    18Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

  • Col 3:18
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    18Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.

  • Prov 19:14
    67%

    14House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.