1 Timothy 5:9
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9 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,
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1 Timothy 3:2
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2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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1 Timothy 5:11
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11 But [a]refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
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- 1 Timothy 5:11 Refuse to enroll
Luke 2:36-37
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Anna Bears Witness to the Redeemer
36 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of (A)Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; 37 and this woman was a widow [a]of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers (B)night and day.
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- Luke 2:37 NU until she was eighty-four
1 Timothy 5:14
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14 Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
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1 Timothy 5:3-4
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Honor True Widows
3 Honor widows who are really widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and (A)to repay their parents; for this is [a]good and acceptable before God.
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- 1 Timothy 5:4 NU, M omit good and
1 Timothy 3:12
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12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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1 Corinthians 7:39-40
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39 (A)A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, (B)only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, (C)according to my judgment—and (D)I think I also have the Spirit of God.
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1 Corinthians 7:10-11
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Keep Your Marriage Vows
10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the (A)Lord: (B)A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
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