1 Timothy 5:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,”
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“A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,”
King James Version · Public Domain“Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A widow--let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Timothy 5:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 14:42So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.
- Luke 2:36There 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,
- 1 Corinthians 7:10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
- 1 Corinthians 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
- 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 3:12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
- 1 Timothy 5:3Honor the widows who are truly widows.
- 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
- 1 Timothy 5:14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
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