1 Timothy 5:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do not let a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

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  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
  • 1 Tim 5:3-4 : 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents, for this is good and acceptable before God.
  • 1 Tim 5:11 : 11 But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
  • Luke 2:36-37 : 36 And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity. 37 And she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
  • 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband: 11 But if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.
  • 1 Cor 7:39-40 : 39 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

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  • 1 Tim 5:10-12
    3 verses
    83%

    10 Well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

    11 But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

    12 Having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith.

  • 1 Tim 5:1-8
    8 verses
    81%

    1 Do not rebuke an elder, but appeal to him as a father; and the younger men as brothers;

    2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

    3 Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents, for this is good and acceptable before God.

    5 Now she who is truly a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

    6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.

    7 And these things command, that they may be blameless.

    8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
    2 verses
    80%

    16 If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and do not let the church be burdened, so that it may relieve those who are truly widows.

    17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
    78%

    14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

  • Titus 1:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6 If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

    7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money;

  • Titus 2:2-5
    4 verses
    72%

    2 That the older men be sober, dignified, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

    3 The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine, teachers of good things;

    4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

    5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

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

    11 In the same way, their wives must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

    12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

  • Num 30:9
    72%

    9 But every vow of a widow, and of her who is divorced, by which they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

  • 1 Tim 3:2
    71%

    2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

  • 1 Cor 7:39
    70%

    39 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

    9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

  • Ps 109:9
    70%

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

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

    34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

    35 And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

    36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.

  • Lev 21:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

    14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these he shall not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:11
    69%

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

  • Ezek 44:22
    69%

    22 Neither shall they marry widows, nor her who is divorced; but they shall take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.

  • 1 Cor 7:29
    69%

    29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

  • Matt 22:25
    69%

    25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

  • Rom 7:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2 For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband is dead, she is released from the law of her husband.

    3 So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

  • Prov 5:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17 Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.

    18 Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

  • Deut 25:5
    68%

    5 If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    68%

    2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

  • Luke 2:36-37
    2 verses
    68%

    36 And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

    37 And she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

  • 1 Cor 7:27
    68%

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

  • 1 Cor 7:25
    68%

    25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, yet I give my judgment as one whom the Lord in his mercy has made trustworthy.

  • Exod 21:10
    68%

    10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marriage rights.

  • Luke 20:29
    67%

    29 There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

  • 1 Pet 3:5
    67%

    5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands: