Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.’
1 Timothy 5:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The widow who is truly in need and left all alone has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now [a woman] who is a real widow and is left entirely alone and desolate has fixed her hope on God and perseveres in supplications and prayers night and day, American Standard Version (1901) Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. Common English Bible A widow who is truly needy and all alone puts her hope in God and keeps on going with requests and prayers, night and day. Catholic Public Domain Version But she who is truly a widow and is destitute, let her hope in God, and let her be urgent in supplications and prayers, night and day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and prayers night and day. |
Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.’
Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground.
Then you will say within yourself, “Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering – but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself – but these, where did they come from? ” ’
Who among you fears the Lord and listens to his servant? Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; let him lean on his God.
‘Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labour! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of the married woman,’ says the Lord.
He sent fire from on high into my bones; he made it descend. , He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, ill all day long.
Now he told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not give up.
Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
and was a widow for eighty-four years. She did not leave the temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers.
the promise our twelve tribes hope to reach as they earnestly serve him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.
In those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. He called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles, ,
I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord #– #how he may please the Lord.
and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world #– #how she may please her husband.
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone,
If any believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it can help widows in genuine need.
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.
For in the past, the holy women who put their hope in God also adorned themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands,
May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.’