1 Timothy 5:3

“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”

"Honour widows that are widows indeed." - 1 Timothy 5:3
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What does 1 Timothy 5:3 mean?

The verse 1 Timothy 5:3 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Honour widows that are widows indeed." This verse comes from the first epistle of Paul to Timothy, which is a letter written to provide guidance and instruction to Timothy, a young leader in the early Christian…

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Honoring Widows: A Call to Compassion and Care

The heart of God is intimately woven with themes of compassion, love, and care for the vulnerable. Within this tapestry of divine instruction, the verse found in 1 Timothy 5:3 stands as a poignant reminder of our responsibility toward those who have faced life’s profound…

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A Prayer for Honor and Support for Widows

O Heavenly Father, Creator of all that is good and just, We come before You humbled by Your unending grace and love. In Your divine wisdom, You have given us the command to honor those who are truly in need, and specifically in 1 Timothy 5:3, You have instructed us, "Honour…

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1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 3:5 - "(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"
1 Timothy 1:5
2 Timothy 3:5 - “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
1 Timothy 5:15 - "For some are already turned aside after Satan."
2 Timothy 3:5 - "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:15
1 Timothy 4:5 - "For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."
1 Timothy 5:2 - "The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity."
1 Timothy 5:1 - "Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;"
1 Timothy 5:7 - "And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless."
1 Timothy 5:19 - "Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses."
1 Timothy 3:3 - "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 5:5 - "Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day."
1 Timothy 5:6 - "But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth."
1 Timothy 5:20 - "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear."
1 Timothy 1:5 - "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
1 Timothy 5:24 - "Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after."
1 Timothy 3:1 - "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 5:23 - "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities."
"For some are already turned aside after Satan." - 1 Timothy 5:15
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
"And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless." - 1 Timothy 5:7
1 Timothy 2:5 - "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"
1 Timothy 5:25 - "Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid."
"Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear." - 1 Timothy 5:20