1 Timothy 5:9
Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy 5:9
Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy 5:10
And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
Romans 16:1
It is my desire to say a good word for Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae:
Romans 16:2
That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.
Acts 9:36
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.
Philippians 4:3
And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.
1 Timothy 2:10
But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.
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1 Timothy 5:3
Give honour to widows who are truly widows.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.
1 Timothy 5:5
Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.
1 Timothy 5:6
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.
1 Timothy 5:7
Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.
1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.
1 Timothy 5:16
If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
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1 Timothy 5:11
But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
1 Timothy 5:12
And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;
1 Timothy 5:13
And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
1 Timothy 5:14
So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,
1 Corinthians 7:40
But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.
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1 Timothy 3:2
The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
1 Timothy 3:11
Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
Titus 2:4
Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,
Titus 1:6
Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.
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Acts 6:1
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
Acts 9:39
And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Acts 9:40
But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.
Acts 9:41
And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.
Job 29:13
The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
Job 31:16
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
James 1:27
The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
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Luke 2:36
And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life
Luke 2:37
She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.
Acts 21:9
And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.
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