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1 Timothy 5

1 Tim. 5:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Honor
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
timao (Greek #5091)
to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere
KJV usage: honour, value.
Pronounce: tim-ah'-o
Origin: from 5093
widows
chera (Greek #5503)
a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: widow.
Pronounce: khay'-rah
Origin: feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of 5490 through the idea of deficiency
that are
ontos (Greek #3689)
really
KJV usage: certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.
Pronounce: on'-toce
Origin: adverb of the oblique cases of 5607
widows
chera (Greek #5503)
a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: widow.
Pronounce: khay'-rah
Origin: feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of 5490 through the idea of deficiency
indeed
ontos (Greek #3689)
really
KJV usage: certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.
Pronounce: on'-toce
Origin: adverb of the oblique cases of 5607
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1 Tim. 5:5,16• 5Now she that is a widow indeed, and left desolate, hath set her hope on God and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
 16If any believing [man or] woman hath widows, let [such an one] relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that it may relieve those that are really widows. (1 Tim. 5:5,16)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Honour.
1 Tim. 5:2,17• 2elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters in all purity.
 17Let the elders that preside well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they that labour in word and teaching. (1 Tim. 5:2,17)
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Ex. 20:12•  (Ex. 20:12)
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Matt. 15:6• 6{i}and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.{/i} (Matt. 15:6)
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1 Thess. 2:6• 6nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been burdensome as apostles of Christ. (1 Thess. 2:6)
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1 Peter 2:17• 17Honour all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king. (1 Peter 2:17)
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1 Peter 3:7• 7Ye husbands, likewise, dwelling with [them] according to knowledge, awarding honour as to a weaker vessel(the female, as also fellow-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. (1 Peter 3:7)
widows.
1 Tim. 5:9• 9Let a widow be enrolled not more than sixty years old, wife of one man, (1 Tim. 5:9)
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Deut. 10:18•  (Deut. 10:18)
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Deut. 14:29•  (Deut. 14:29)
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Deut. 16:11,14•  (Deut. 16:11,14)
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Deut. 27:19•  (Deut. 27:19)
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Job 29:13•  (Job 29:13)
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Job 31:16•  (Job 31:16)
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Psa. 68:5•  (Psa. 68:5)
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Psa. 94:6•  (Psa. 94:6)
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Psa. 146:9•  (Psa. 146:9)
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Jer. 49:11•  (Jer. 49:11)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)
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Luke 7:12• 12And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd [was] with her. (Luke 7:12)
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Acts 6:1• 1Now in those days, when the disciples were multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews that their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration. (Acts 6:1)
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Acts 9:39• 39And Peter rose up, and went with them; whom, on his arrival, they brought up into the upper room; and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing [the] coats and cloaks which Dorcas used to make while she was with them. (Acts 9:39)
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James 1:27• 27A religious service pure and undefiled before him that is God and Father is this, to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)
indeed.
1 Tim. 5:4‑5,9‑11,16• 4but if any widow hath children or descendants, let them learn first to show piety toward their own house and render requital to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
 5Now she that is a widow indeed, and left desolate, hath set her hope on God and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
 9Let a widow be enrolled not more than sixty years old, wife of one man,
 10witnessed of in good works, if she reared children, if she entertained strangers, if she washed saints' feet, if she relieved afflicted [persons], if she followed up every good work.
 11But younger widows refuse; for when they wax wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
 16If any believing [man or] woman hath widows, let [such an one] relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that it may relieve those that are really widows. (1 Tim. 5:4‑5,9‑11,16)
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Luke 2:37• 37{i}and{/i} she was a widow up to eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers. (Luke 2:37)
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John 1:47• 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. (John 1:47)
• Some if not many might not need material proof of care; but due regard was to be paid to all that were really widows. By this he means that they lived in a way which marked their habitual sense of loneliness and bowed to it as from God. (“On 1 Timothy 5:1-8” by W. Kelly)
• She had no immediate relations to take care of her, and therefore was to be the more an object of honor; and if destitute that honor would certainly imply support more or less according to her need. (“On 1 Timothy 5:1-8” by W. Kelly)
• A "widow indeed" is not simply a person bereft of her husband, but one marked by certain moral qualities. Whether in need or not, such are to be held in honor. (“Warnings Against Worldliness and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 5” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Honour widows who are really widows;

W. Kelly Translation

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Honour widows that are widows indeed;