1 Timothy 5:16
“If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.”
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
For some are already turned aside after Satan.
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Cross-References
“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”
“And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.”
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”
“Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.”