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1 Timothy 5:9New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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9 A widow is to be put on the list if she is not less than 60 years old, was the wife of one husband,
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1 Timothy 5:9The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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Χήρα καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα, ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή,
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1 Timothy 5:9The Bible in Living English
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9 Let a widow be listed as such when she is not less than sixty years old, widow of one husband,
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1 Timothy 5:9American Standard Version
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9 Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy 5:9The Emphasized Bible
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9 Let a widow be put on the list—Having become not less than sixty years old,—One man’s wife,
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1 Timothy 5:9King James Version
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9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 5New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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A widow is to be put on the list: The Greek verb rendered “to be put on the list” was often used in its technical sense to denote official registrations. Apparently, the congregation had some organized arrangement to care for needy Christians, such as impoverished widows. Paul offers a general description of the Christian widows who should receive material help from the congregation and of those who should not.
not less than 60 years old: Paul here gives a figure that was commonly recognized in those times as the beginning of old age. At the age of 60, a widow was considered less likely to remarry and she was more likely to find it challenging to support herself financially.
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