1 Timothy 5:5

5A woman who is really a widow and is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.Luke 2:37; 18:1; Acts 26:7; 1Cor 7:32

1 Timothy 5:16

16If any woman
Other mss. read man or woman
is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened so that it can help those who really are widows.1Tim 5:3, 5

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