1 Timothy 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,”

1 Timothy 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,”

1 Timothy 5:9 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, ”

1 Timothy 5:9 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A widow--let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,”

1 Timothy 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, [having been] wife of one man, ”

1 Timothy 5:9 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,”

1 Timothy 5:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 5:9 in Context — 1 Timothy 5

7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

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What Does 1 Timothy 5:9 Mean?

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