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1 Timothy 5:16 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 5 · verse 16
If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.1 Timothy 5:16 · King James Version
1 Timothy 5:16 in context
14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
15For some are already turned aside after Satan.
16If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- believethpistostrusty, faithful, of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business…G4103 →
- chargedbareōto burden, weigh down, depressG916 →
- widowschēraa widow, metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the…G5503 →
- churchekklēsiaa gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly…G1577 →
- indeedontōstruly, in reality, in point of fact, as opp. to what is pretended, fictitious, false…G3689 →
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Directions are here given concerning the taking of widows into the number of those who were employed by the church and had maintenance from the church: Honour widows that are widows indeed. Honour them, that is, maintain them, admit them into office.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-16