1 Timothy 5:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

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.

Hosea 13:6

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

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 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.

1 Timothy 5:12

and become guilty of breaking their promise to him.

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.

1 Timothy 5:9

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

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.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast 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.

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 18:7

That woman honoured 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.’

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.