1 Timothy 5:9

New International Version

No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,

Cross References

Leviticus 14:42

Then they are to take other stones to replace these and take new clay and plaster the house.

1 Timothy 3:12

A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.

1 Timothy 3:2

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 5:11

As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.

1 Timothy 5:14

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.