Bible Verses About Widows

And she was a widow until fourscore and four years: who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day.

And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

And Peter rising up went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood about him, weeping and shewing him the coats and garments which Dorcas made them.

Therefore, whilst her husband liveth, she shall be called an adulteress, if she be with another man: but if her husband be dead, she is delivered from the law of her husband: so that she is not an adulteress, if she be with another man.

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house and to make a return of duty to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.

But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

Having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation, if she have diligently followed every good work.

But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry:

Having damnation, because they have made void their first faith.

And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not.

I will, therefore, that the younger should marry, bear children, be mistresses of families, give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed.

Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one's self unspotted from this world.