1 Timothy 5:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

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,

Cross References

Leviticus 14:42

And they will take other stones and put them in place of those stones, and he will take other paste and put it on the walls of the house.

1 Timothy 3:12

Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.

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 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 5:14

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 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.