1 Timothy 5:9

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1 Timothy 5:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.

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

9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,

10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

11 But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,

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1 Timothy 5:3

Honor the widows who are truly widows.

1 Timothy 5:4

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 5:11

But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,

1 Timothy 5:14

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

Luke 2:36

There 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,

Luke 2:37

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:12

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:11

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

1 Corinthians 7:39

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, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:40

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.