King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Honour widows that are widows indeed.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Show respect to widows who are really in need.
Berean Standard Bible:
Honor the widows who are truly widows.
American Standard Version:
Honor widows that are widows indeed.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Honour{G5091} widows{G5503} that are widows{G5503} indeed{G3689}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Deuteronomy 27:19
- Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Acts 6:1
- ¶ And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Deuteronomy 14:29
- And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which [are] within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 10:18
- He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
1 Peter 2:17
- Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Exodus 20:12
- ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
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.
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Commentary for 1 Timothy 5:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G5091
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τιμάω
Transliteration: timáō
Pronunciation: tim-ah'-o
Description: from τίμιος; to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere:--honour, value. - Strong's Number: G5503
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: χήρα
Transliteration: chḗra
Pronunciation: khay'-rah
Description: feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:--widow. - Strong's Number: G3689
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ὄντως
Transliteration: óntōs
Pronunciation: on'-toce
Description: adverb of the oblique cases of ὤν; really:--certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.