1 Timothy 5:5 Cross References - Mace

⁵ as for the widow, who is really such, and without any assistance, let her place all her hopes in God, and be assiduous in supplication and prayer.

³⁷ being then a widow of about fourscore and four years old: she was assiduously in the temple, night and day religiously employ'd in fastings and prayers:

¹ Jesus propos'd likewise this parable to them, to show that they should persevere in prayer, and not be discouraged.

⁷ and will not God avenge his own elect, who cry to him night and day? will he delay their cause?

⁷ which our twelve tribes by their continual services, night and day, hope themselves to obtain: yet for that hope, king Agrippa, do the Jews now accuse me.

⁵ by whose favour I have received the office of an apostle to bring the Gentiles every where to the obedience of faith preached in his name:

¹² or indeed that we may have mutual consolation from the faith which is in common to you and to me.

²⁰ for ever since the creation of the world, his eternal power and divinity, things in themselves invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made; so that they are without excuse: ²¹ because when they knew God, they did not with gratitude glorify him as God, but their reasoning became extravagance, and their minds, void of judgment, were involv'd in darkness.

³² the unmarried is religiously concerned, how he may please the Lord:

³⁴ there is the same difference between a married woman and a virgin: the last is religiously concern'd to be holy, both in body and mind: but she that is married is taken up with worldly cares to please her husband.

¹⁸ Pour out your souls unto God upon all occasions, watching in prayer with all perseverance and supplication for all christians:

³ show regard to widows that are really such.

¹⁶ If any convert has widow-relations, let such relieve them, that the church may not be charged, but with the relief of such as are entirely destitute.

⁵ the holy religious women of former times were thus adorned, and were submissive to their husbands.