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 Manda, pois, essas coisas, para que sejam irrepreensíveis.

8 Porém, se alguém não cuida dos seus, e principalmente dos de sua própria família, negou a fé, e é pior que um incrédulo.

9 A viúva, para ser registrada, não deve ter menos de sessenta anos, e haver sido mulher de um marido.

10 Ela deve ter testemunho de boas obras: se criou filhos, se foi hospitaleira, se lavou os pés dos santos, se socorreu os aflitos, se seguiu toda boa obra.

11 Mas não admitas as viúvas jovens; porque, quando têm desejos sensuais contra Cristo, querem se casar;

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What Does 1 Timothy 5:9 Mean?

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