1 Timothy 5:3
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3 Honor widows (A)who are truly widows.
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Deuteronomy 27:19
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19 (A)“‘Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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Acts 6:1
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Seven Chosen to Serve
6 Now in these days (A)when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists[a] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in (B)the daily distribution.
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- Acts 6:1 That is, Greek-speaking Jews
Deuteronomy 14:29
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29 And the Levite, because (A)he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that (B)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 (A)He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
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1 Peter 2:17
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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.
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1 Timothy 5:16-17
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16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those (A)who are truly widows.
17 Let the elders (B)who rule well be considered worthy of (C)double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
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1 Timothy 5:4-5
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4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn (A)to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for (B)this is pleasing in the sight of God. 5 She (C)who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and (D)continues in supplications and prayers night and day,
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Deuteronomy 16:14
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14 (A)You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns.
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Deuteronomy 16:11
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11 And (A)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your towns, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there.
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Exodus 20:12
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12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, (B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
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1 Peter 3:7
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7 Likewise, (A)husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker (B)vessel, since they are heirs with you[a] of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
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- 1 Peter 3:7 Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs
James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (A)to visit (B)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (C)to keep oneself (D)unstained from the world.
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1 Timothy 5:9-11
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9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (A)the wife of one husband,[a] 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has (B)shown hospitality, (C)has washed the feet of the saints, has (D)cared for the afflicted, and has (E)devoted herself to every good work. 11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when (F)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
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- 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man
1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6 (A)Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, (B)though we could have made (C)demands as (D)apostles of Christ.
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Acts 9:39
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39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to (A)the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics[a] and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
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- Acts 9:39 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Luke 7:12
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12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, (A)the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.
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Luke 2:37
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37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.[a] She did not depart from the temple, (A)worshiping with (B)fasting and prayer night and day.
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- Luke 2:37 Or as a widow for eighty-four years
Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe (A)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you (B)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you (C)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[a]
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- Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
Matthew 15:6
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6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (A)made void the word[a] of God.
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- Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law
Jeremiah 49:11
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Psalm 146:9
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9 (A)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
(B)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but (C)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
Psalm 94:6
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Psalm 68:5
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Job 31:16
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16 “If I have (A)withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have (B)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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