1 Timothy 5:5

Easy To Read Version

If a widow is really alone and without help, then she hopes in God \{to take care of her\}. That woman prays all the time, night and day. She asks God for help.

Cross References

Psalm 91:4

You can go to God for protection.\par He will protect you\par like a bird spreading its wings\par over its babies.\par God will be like a shield and a wall protecting you.\par

Isaiah 12:2

God saves me.\par I trust him.\par I am not afraid.\par He saves me.\par The Lord YAH is my strength.\par He saves me.\par And I sing songs of praise about him. {\cf2\super [139]} \par

Isaiah 49:21

Then you will say to yourself,\par ‘Who gave me all these children?\par This is very good!\par I was sad and lonely.\par I was defeated and away from my people.\par So who gave me these children?\par Look, I was left alone.\par Where did all these children come from?’”\par

Isaiah 50:10

The people that respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He truly trusts in the Lord’s name, and that servant depends on his God.

Isaiah 54:1

Woman, be happy!\par You have not had any children.\par But you should be very happy!\par

Lamentations 1:13

The Lord sent fire from above.\par That fire went down into my bones.\par He stretched out a net for my feet.\par He turned me all the way around.\par He made me into a wasteland.\par I am sick all day.\par

Luke 18:1

Then Jesus taught the followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. Jesus used this story to teach them:

Luke 18:7

God’s people shout to him night and day. God will always give his people what is right. God will not be slow to answer his people.

Luke 2:37

Then her husband died and she lived alone. She was now 84 years old. Anna was always at the temple; she never left. She worshiped God by fasting {\cf2\super [40]} and praying day and night.

Acts 26:7

This is the promise that all the twelve tribes (family groups) of our people hope to receive. For this hope the Jews serve God day and night. My king, the Jews have accused me because I hope for this same promise!

Acts 6:1

More and more people were becoming followers of Jesus. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers had an argument with the other Jewish followers. They said that their widows {\cf2\super [107]} were not getting their share of the things that the followers received every day.

Acts 9:39

Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows {\cf2\super [198]} stood around Peter. They were crying. They showed Peter the coats and other clothes that Dorcas (Tabitha) had made when she was still alive.

Acts 9:41

He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the believers {\cf2\super [199]} and the widows into the room. He showed them Tabitha; she was alive!

Romans 1:12

I mean that I want us to help each other with the faith that we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you.

Romans 1:5

Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle. {\cf2\super [7]} God gave me this work to lead people of all nations to believe and obey God. And I do this work for Christ.

1 Corinthians 7:32

I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work. He is trying to please the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:34

He must think about two things—\{pleasing his wife and pleasing the Lord\}. A woman who is not married or a girl who has never married is busy with the Lord’s work. She wants to give herself fully—body and soul—to the Lord. But a married woman is busy with things of the world. She is trying to please her husband.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.

1 Timothy 2:1

First, I tell you to pray for all people. Talk to God about them. Ask him for the things people need, and be thankful to him.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman who is a believer has widows {\cf2\super [25]} in her family, then she {\cf2\super [26]} should care for them herself. The church should not be troubled to care for them. Then the church will be able to care for the widows who have no living family.

1 Timothy 5:3

Give honor to (take care of) widows {\cf2\super [22]} who are really alone.

2 Timothy 1:3

I always remember you in my prayers day and night. I thank God for you in those prayers. He is the God my ancestors {\cf2\super [2]} served. I have always served him, doing what I know is right.

1 Peter 3:5

It was the same with the holy {\cf2\super [22]} women who lived long ago and followed God. They made themselves beautiful in that same way. They were willing to serve their husbands.

Ruth 2:12

The Lord will reward you for all the good things you have done. You will be paid in full by the Lord, the God of Israel. You have come to him for safety, [10] {and he will protect you}.”