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- A “widow indeed” is a godly woman over 60 (v. 9) who has been left alone. Either she has no children and grandchildren, or they have died or are so far away as not to be able to render aid to her. This woman has fixed her hope on God (v. 5) and is a woman of prayer.
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What does 1 Timothy 5:9 mean? Paul's first expectation regarding charity is for immediate family members to care for each other, when they are able. In addition, Paul offers a list of expectations describing the kind of widows the church is obligated to support.
A widow may be put on the widows' list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband. Literal Standard Version. A widow—do not let her be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, Majority Standard Bible.
Let not a widow be taken, into the number under threescore years old; what number he meaneth is very doubtful, whether he means the number of deaconesses, or the number of such as should receive alms from the church.
1 Timothy 5:5. NIV The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. NASB Now she who is actually a widow and has been left alone has set her hope on God, and she continues in requests and prayers night and day.
Honor True Widows. 3 Honor widows who are really 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 really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
Sep 19, 2019 · What does the Bible say about Widows? Discover the top Bible verses about Widows from the Old and New Testaments. Read through the biblical references of Widows to learn more about its meaning and significance.
A Widow indeed is one that has no outward dependence, betakes herself to the Lord, puts her confidence in him, and cries to him continually for a daily supply; and such an one, amidst all her poverty and meanness, is a living believer, one that lives by faith on the Lord; and is profitable, and useful to the church by her prayers and ...
