1 Timothy 5:9

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A widow should be enrolled only if she is at least sixty years old and has been faithful to one husband,

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  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.
  • 1 Tim 5:3-4 : 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
  • Luke 2:36-37 : 36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
  • 1 Cor 7:39-40 : 39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord. 40 Yet in my opinion, she is 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
    83%

    10and is well known for her good works: if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in affliction, and devoted herself to every good work.

    11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

    12and they bring judgment on themselves for breaking their first pledge.

  • 1 Tim 5:1-8
    8 verses
    81%

    1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but appeal to him as you would to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

    2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

    5The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.

    6But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead.

    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

    8If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

    17The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
    78%

    14Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

  • Titus 1:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

    7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

  • Titus 2:2-5
    4 verses
    72%

    2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.

    3Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things.

    4They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

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

    11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.

    12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.

  • Num 30:9
    72%

    9But if her husband voids them when he hears about them, nothing she has vowed or promised by binding obligation will stand; the LORD will forgive her.

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    71%

    2Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

  • 1 Cor 7:39
    70%

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

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

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

  • Ps 109:9
    70%

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

  • 1 Cor 7:34-36
    3 verses
    70%

    34And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

  • Lev 21:13-14
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    13He must marry a woman who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
    69%

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • Ezek 44:22
    69%

    22They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.

  • 1 Cor 7:29
    69%

    29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

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

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    68%

    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • Prov 5:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

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

    18May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

  • Deut 25:5
    68%

    5If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    68%

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • Luke 2:36-37
    2 verses
    68%

    36There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

    37and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
    68%

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:25
    68%

    25Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.

  • Exod 21:10
    68%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.

  • Luke 20:29
    67%

    29Now there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died childless.

  • 1 Pet 3:5
    67%

    5For in this way, in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands.