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 Déclare-leur ces choses, afin qu’elles soient irréprochables.

8 Si quelqu’un n’a pas soin des siens, et principalement de ceux de sa famille, il a renié la foi, et il est pire qu’un infidèle.

9 Qu’une veuve, pour être inscrite sur le rôle, n’ait pas moins de soixante ans, qu’elle ait été femme d’un seul mari,

10 qu’elle soit recommandable par de bonnes œuvres, ayant élevé des enfants, exercé l’hospitalité, lavé les pieds des saints, secouru les malheureux, pratiqué toute espèce de bonne œuvre.

11 Mais refuse les jeunes veuves; car, lorsque la volupté les détache du Christ, elles veulent se marier,

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What Does 1 Timothy 5:9 Mean?

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