1 Timothy 5:16
If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Tim 5:3-5 : 3 Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede. 4 But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God. 5 And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.
- 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 If there bee any that prouideth not for his owne, and namely for them of his housholde, hee denieth the faith, and is worse then an infidell.
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- 1 Tim 5:1-1111 verses83%
1 Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,
2 The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.
3 Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.
4 But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God.
5 And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.
6 But shee that liueth in pleasure, is dead, while shee liueth.
7 These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.
8 If there bee any that prouideth not for his owne, and namely for them of his housholde, hee denieth the faith, and is worse then an infidell.
9 Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,
10 And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.
11 But refuse the yonger widowes: for when they haue begun to waxe wanton against Christ, they will marrie,
- 1 Tim 5:14-152 verses76%
14 I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.
15 For certaine are alreadie turned backe after Satan.
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17 The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,
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27 Pure religion & vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this, to visite the fatherlesse, and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.
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3 The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,
4 That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbads, that they loue their children,
5 That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.
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16 If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,
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6 If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.
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15 For if a brother or a sister bee naked and destitute of daily foode,
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11 Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.
12 Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.
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2 And he sawe also a certaine poore widowe which cast in thither two mites:
3 And he sayd, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore widowe hath cast in more then they all.
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5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye & haue no sonne, the wife of the dead shall not marry without: that is, vnto a stranger, but his kinseman shall goe in vnto her, and take her to wife, and doe the kinsemans office to her.
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2 That ye receiue her in the Lorde, as it becommeth Saintes, and that ye assist her in whatsoeuer businesse she needeth of your ayde: for she hath giuen hospitalitie vnto many, and to me also.
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5 Beloued, thou doest faithfully, whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers,
6 Which bare witnesse of thy loue before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest on their iourney as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt doe well,
- 1 Pet 5:1-22 verses69%
1 The elders which are among you, I beseech which am also an elder, and a witnesse of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shalbe reueiled,
2 Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
- 1 Cor 14:34-352 verses69%
34 Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.
35 And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.
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9 (30:10) But euery vowe of a widowe, and of her that is diuorced (wherewith she hath bound her selfe) shall stand in effect with her.
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8 Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.
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1 And in those dayes, as the nomber of ye disciples grewe, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians towards ye Hebrewes, because their widowes were neglected in the dayly ministring.
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25 But I tell you of a trueth, many widowes were in Israel in the dayes of Elias, when heauen was shut three yeres and sixe moneths, when great famine was throughout all the land:
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10 While we haue therefore time, let vs doe good vnto all men, but specially vnto them, which are of the housholde of faith.
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11 But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled vnto her husband, & let not the husband put away his wife.
12 But to ye remnant I speake, & not ye Lord, If any brother haue a wife, ye beleeueth not, if she be cotent to dwell with him, let him not forsake her.
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18 That they doe good, and be riche in good woorkes, & readie to distribute, and comunicate,
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2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
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1 We which are strong, ought to beare the infirmities of the weake, & not to please our selues.
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22 Ye shall not trouble any widowe, nor fatherlesse childe.
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9 Thou hast cast out widowes emptie, & the armes of the fatherles were broken.
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43 Then he called vnto him his disciples, and said vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that this poore widowe hath cast more in, then all they which haue cast into the treasurie.
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3 We are fatherles, euen without father, and our mothers are as widowes.
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13 Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieued: But vpon like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lacke:
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35 And this I speake for your owne commoditie, not to tangle you in a snare, but that yee followe that, which is honest, and that yee may cleaue fast vnto the Lord without separation.
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16 That ye be obedient euen vnto such, and to all that helpe with vs and labour.