Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, New Living Translation A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband. English Standard Version Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, Berean Standard Bible A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, Berean Literal Bible Let a widow be enrolled, being not less than sixty years old, the wife of one man, King James Bible Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, New King James Version Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man, New American Standard Bible A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, NASB 1995 A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, NASB 1977 Let a widow be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, Legacy Standard Bible A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, Amplified Bible A widow is to be put on the list [to receive regular assistance] only if she is over sixty years of age, [having been] the wife of one man, Christian Standard Bible No widow is to be enrolled on the list for support unless she is at least sixty years old, has been the wife of one husband, Holman Christian Standard Bible No widow should be placed on the official support list unless she is at least 60 years old, has been the wife of one husband, American Standard Version Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, Contemporary English Version For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least 60 years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage. English Revised Version Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, GOD'S WORD® Translation Any widow who had only one husband and is at least 60 years old should be put on your list [of widows]. Good News Translation Do not add any widow to the list of widows unless she is over sixty years of age. In addition, she must have been married only once International Standard Version A widow may be put on the widows' list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband. Majority Standard Bible A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, NET Bible No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband, New Heart English Bible Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, Webster's Bible Translation Let not a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man. Weymouth New Testament No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age. World English Bible Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA widow—do not let her be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, Berean Literal Bible Let a widow be enrolled, being not less than sixty years old, the wife of one man, Young's Literal Translation A widow -- let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband, Smith's Literal Translation Let not a widow be chosen less than sixty years, having been wife of one man, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband. Catholic Public Domain Version Let a widow be chosen who is no less than sixty years of age, who was the wife of one husband, New American Bible Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years old, married only once, New Revised Standard Version Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old and has been married only once; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen you select a worthy widow to help, select therefore one who is not less than three score years, who has been the wife of one man only, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Therefore you shall choose a widow who is not less than sixty years old, who had one husband, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentLet a widow be put on the list, if she is not under sixty years, having been the wife of one man, Godbey New Testament Let a widow not be taken into account under three score years, the wife of one husband, Haweis New Testament Let no widow be put on the list under sixty years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband, Mace New Testament Let none be put upon the list of widows, but such as are at least threescore years of age, and have been married but once: Weymouth New Testament No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age. Worrell New Testament Let a widow be enrolled, when she has become not less than sixty years old, having been a wife of one man, Worsley New Testament Let not a widow be chosen into the number under sixty years old, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Support for Widows…8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 9A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, 10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.… Cross References Acts 6:1-6 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. / So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. / Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them ... James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Ruth 1:1-5 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. / The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. / Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, ... 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. / But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. Luke 2:36-37 There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, / and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Exodus 22:22-24 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. / My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. Deuteronomy 24:17-21 Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security. / Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this. / If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. ... Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation. Mark 12:41-44 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ... Acts 9:36-39 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ... 1 Corinthians 7:39-40 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. / In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God. 1 Kings 17:8-16 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: / “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” / So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” ... 2 Kings 4:1-7 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ... Treasury of Scripture Let not a widow be taken into the number under three score years old, having been the wife of one man. a widow. 1 Timothy 5:3,4 Honour widows that are widows indeed… taken. 1 Timothy 5:11,14 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; … Luke 2:36,37 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; … having. 1 Timothy 3:2,12 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; … 1 Corinthians 7:10,11,39,40 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: … Jump to Previous Age Enrolled Husband List Numbered Roll Sixty Threescore Unless Widow Widows WifeJump to Next Age Enrolled Husband List Numbered Roll Sixty Threescore Unless Widow Widows Wife1 Timothy 5 1. Rules to be observed in reproving.3. Of widows. 17. Of elders. 23. A precept for Timothy's health. 24. Some men's sins go before unto judgment, and some men's follow after. A widow should be enrolled The phrase "A widow should be enrolled" refers to the early Christian practice of supporting widows who were in need. The Greek word for "enrolled" (καταλέγεσθω) suggests a formal listing or registration, indicating that the church had an organized system for caring for widows. This reflects the early church's commitment to social responsibility and care for the vulnerable, rooted in the Jewish tradition of caring for widows, orphans, and strangers (Deuteronomy 10:18). The enrollment was not merely for financial support but also for service, as these widows often dedicated themselves to prayer and good works (1 Timothy 5:5, 10). if she is at least sixty years old the wife of one man Having been the wife of one man.--Of the conditions of enrolment in this "order," the first--that of age--has been alluded to; the second--"having been the wife of one man"--must not be understood in the strictly literal sense of the words. It is inconceivable that the hope of forming one of the highly honoured band of presbyteral women depended on the chance of the husband living until the wife had reached the age of sixty years. Had he died in her youth, or comparative youth, the Apostle's will was that the widow should marry again. (See 1Timothy 5:14, where St. Paul writes, "I will that the younger women marry," &c.) The right interpretation of the words is found in some such paraphrase as, "If in her married life she had been found faithful and true." The fatal facility of divorce and the lax state of morality in Pagan society, especially in the Greek and Asiac cities, must be taken into account when we seek to illustrate and explain these directions respecting early Christian foundations. While unhesitatingly adopting the above interpretation of the words "wife of one man," as faithfully representing the mind of St. Paul, who was legislating here, it must be remembered, for the masses of believers whose lot was cast in the busy world (see his direct command in 1Timothy 5:14 of this chapter, where the family life is pressed on the younger widow, and not the higher life of solitude and self-denial), still those expositors who adopt the stricter and sterner interpretation of "wife of one man"--viz., "a woman that has had only one husband"--have, it must be granted, a strong argument in their favour from the known honour the univircae obtained in the Roman world. So Dido, in 'n. iv. 28, says-- "Ille meos, primus qui me sibi junxit, amores Abstulit, ille habeat secum, servetque sepulcher." . . . Verse 9. - Let none be enrolled as a widow for let not a widow be taken into the number, A.V. Let none be enrolled, etc. The proper translation seems certainly to be (Ellicott, Alford, Huther, etc.), let a woman be enrolled as a widow not under sixty years old; i.e. χήρα a is the predicate, not the subject. It follows that the word "widow" here is used in a slightly different sense from that in the preceding verses, viz. in the technical sense of one belonging to the order of widows, of which it appears from the word καταλεγέσθω there was a regular roll kept in the Church. We do not know enough of the Church institutions of the apostolic age to enable us to say positively what their status or their functions were, but doubtless they were the germ from which the later development (of which see Bingham, bk. 7. 1 Timothy 4.) took its rise. We may gather, however, from the passage before us that their lives were specially consecrated to the service of God and the Church; that they were expected to be instant and con-slant in prayer, and to devote themselves to works of charity; that the apostle did not approve of their marrying again after their having embraced this life of widowhood, and therefore would have none enrolled under sixty years of age; and generally that, once on the roll, they would continue there for their life. Enrolled (καταλεγέσθω); only here in the New Testament or (in this sense) in the LXX.; but it is the regular classical word for enrolling, enlisting, soldiers, etc. Hence our word "catalogue." In like manner, in the times of the Empress Helena, the virgins of the Church are described as ἀναγεγραμμένας ἐν τῷ τῆς ἐκκλησίας κανόνι (Socr., 1:17), "registered in the Church's register," or list of virgins. Under three score years old. A similar rule was laid down in several early canons, which forbade the veiling of virgins before the age of forty. This care to prevent women from being entangled by vows or engagements which they had not well considered, or of which they did not know the full force, is in striking contrast with the system which allows young girls to make irrevocable vows. The participle γεγονυῖα, "being," belongs to this clause (not as in the A.V. to the following one), as Alford clearly shows, and as the R.V. also indicates, by putting having been in italics; though it does not translate γεγονυῖα in this clause, unless possibly the word "old" is considered as representing γεγονυῖα. It should be, Let none be enrolled as widows, being under sixty years of age. The wife of one man; see above, 1 Timothy 3:2, the similar phrase, "the husband of one wife" (which likewise stands without any participle), and the note there. To which may be added that it is hardly conceivable that St. Paul should within the compass of a few verses (see ver. 14) recommend the marriage of young widows, and yet make the fact of a second marriage an absolute bar to a woman being enrolled among the Church widows.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek A widowΧήρα (Chēra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. should be enrolled καταλεγέσθω (katalegesthō) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2639: To enter in a list, register, enroll. From kata and lego; to lay down, i.e. to enrol. if she is γεγονυῖα (gegonuia) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. [at least] ἔλαττον (elatton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Strong's 1640: Less, smaller; poorer, inferior. Or elatton el-at-tone'; comparative of the same as elachistos; smaller. sixty ἑξήκοντα (hexēkonta) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1835: Sixty. The tenth multiple of hex; sixty. years [old], ἐτῶν (etōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. [the] wife γυνή (gynē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. of one ἑνὸς (henos) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. man, ἀνδρὸς (andros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. 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