1 Timothy 5:3

Conservative English Version

Take care of any widow who is really in need.

Cross References

Job 29:13

And I was highly praised for my generosity to widows and others in poverty.

Job 31:16

I have never cheated widows or others in need,

Psalm 146:9

and looks after strangers. He defends the rights of orphans and widows, but destroys the wicked.

Psalm 68:5

Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.

Psalm 94:6

They murder widows, foreigners, and orphans.

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Jeremiah 49:11

But I can be trusted to care for your orphans and widows.

Matthew 15:6

Is this any way to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching.

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Luke 2:37

And now she was eighty-four years old. Night and day she served God in the temple by praying and often going without eating.

Luke 7:12

As they came near the gate of the town, they saw people carrying out the body of a widow's only son. Many people from the town were walking along with her.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, "Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful."

Acts 6:1

A lot of people were now becoming followers of the Lord. But some of the ones who spoke Greek started complaining about the ones who spoke Aramaic. They complained that the Greek-speaking widows were not given their share when the food supplies were handed out each day.

Acts 9:39

Right away, Peter went with them. The men took Peter upstairs into the room. Many widows were there crying. They showed him the coats and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was still alive.

Acts 9:41

He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Peter called in the widows and the other followers and showed them that Dorcas had been raised from death.

Deuteronomy 10:18

The LORD defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 14:29

The Levites have no land of their own, so you must give them food from the storehouse. You must also give food to the poor who live in your town, including orphans, widows, and foreigners. If they have enough to eat, then the LORD your God will be pleased and make you successful in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 16:11

(SEE 16:10)

Deuteronomy 16:14

(SEE 16:13)

Deuteronomy 27:19

(SEE 27:14)

1 Thessalonians 2:6

We were not trying to get you or anyone else to praise us.

1 Timothy 5:2

and treat older women as you would your own mother. Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your sister.

James 1:27

Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.

1 Peter 2:17

Respect everyone and show special love for God's people. Honor God and respect the Emperor.

1 Peter 3:7

If you are a husband, you should be thoughtful of your wife. Treat her with honor, because she isn't as strong as you are, and she shares with you in the gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.