9No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,


In Context

6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

7 Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to blame.

8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,

10 and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

11 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.

1st Timothy 5:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, having been wife of one man,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Let not a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Let not a widow be taken into the number under three score years old, having been the wife of one man.