1 Timothy 5:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:14

I would prefer that young widows get married, have children, and look after their families. Then the enemy won't have any reason to say insulting things about us.

Hosea 13:6

I fed you till you were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot about me.

James 5:5

While here on earth, you have thought only of filling your own stomachs and having a good time. But now you are like fat cattle on their way to be butchered.

Isaiah 3:16

The Lord says: The women of Jerusalem are proud and strut around, winking shamelessly. They wear anklets that jingle and call attention to the way they walk.

Revelation 18:7

That woman honored herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. “Deep in her heart Babylon said, ‘I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.’

2 Peter 2:18

They brag out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life.

1 Timothy 5:9

For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least 60 years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage.

1 Timothy 4:3

will forbid people to marry or to eat certain foods. But God created these foods to be eaten with thankful hearts by his followers who know the truth.

Deuteronomy 32:15

Israel, you grew fat and rebelled against God, your Creator you rejected the Mighty Rock, your only place of safety.

1 Timothy 5:12

and become guilty of breaking their promise to him.

Revelation 18:3

Babylon's evil and immoral wine has made all nations drunk. Every king on earth has slept with her, and every merchant on earth is rich because of her evil desires.”

Revelation 18:9

Every king on earth who slept with her and shared in her luxury will mourn. They will weep, when they see the smoke from that fire.