Honorwidowswho are widowsindeed;
"The blessingof the one ready to perishcameupon me, And I made the widow'sheartsingfor joy.
"IfI have keptthe poorfrom [their] desire,Or have caused the eyesof the widowto fail,
The LORDprotectsthe strangers;He supportsthe fatherlessand the widow,But He thwartsthe wayof the wicked.
A fatherof the fatherlessand a judgefor the widows,Is Godin His holyhabitation.
They slaythe widowand the strangerAnd murderthe orphans.
"Honoryour fatherand your mother,that your daysmay be prolongedin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
"Leaveyour orphansbehind,I will keep[them] alive;And let your widowstrustin Me."
he is not to honorhis fatherorhis mother.' And [by this] you invalidatedthe wordof Godfor the sakeof your tradition.
"But woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou shutoff the kingdomof heavenfrom people;for you do not enterin yourselves,nordo you allowthosewho are enteringto goin.
and then as a widowto the ageof eighty-four.She neverleftthe temple,servingnightand daywith fastingsand prayers.
Nowas He approachedthe gateof the city,a deadman was being carriedout, the onlysonof his mother,and she was a widow;and a sizeablecrowdfrom the citywas with her.
JesussawNathanaelcomingto Him, and saidof him, "Behold,an Israeliteindeed,in whomthereis nodeceit!"
Nowat thistimewhile the discipleswere increasing[in number], a complaintaroseon the part of the Hellenistic[Jews] againstthe [native] Hebrews,becausetheir widowswere being overlookedin the dailyserving[of food].
SoPeteraroseand wentwith them. When he arrived,they broughthim into the upper room;and allthe widowsstood besidehim, weepingand showingallthe tunicsand garmentsthat Dorcasused to makewhileshe was with them.
And he gaveher his handand raisedher up; and callingthe saintsand widows,he presentedher alive.
"He executesjusticefor the orphanand the widow,and showsHis lovefor the alienby givinghim foodand clothing.
"The Levite,becausehe hasnoportionor inheritanceamongyou, and the alien,the orphanand the widowwhoare in your town,shall comeand eatand be satisfied,in orderthat the LORDyour Godmay blessyou in allthe workof your handwhichyou do.
and you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Levitewhois in your town,and the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your midst,in the placewherethe LORDyour Godchoosesto establishHis name.
and you shall rejoicein your feast,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Leviteand the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your towns.
Cursedis he who distortsthe justicedue an alien,orphan,and widow.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
nordid we seekgloryfrom men,eitherfrom you orfrom others,even though as apostlesof Christwe might have assertedour authority.
the older womenas mothers,[and] the youngerwomenas sisters,in allpurity.
Pureand undefiledreligionin the sightof [our] Godand Fatheris this:to visitorphansand widowsin their distress,[and] to keeponeselfunstainedby the world.
Honorall people,lovethe brotherhood,fearGod,honorthe king.
You husbandsin the same way,livewith [your wives] in an understanding way,as with someoneweaker,since she is a woman;and showher honoras a fellow heirof the graceof life,sothat your prayerswill not be hindered.
