1 Timothy 5:9 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

⁹ A widow, when her name is added to the list, should not be less than sixty years old; she should have been a faithful wife,

³⁶ There was also a Prophetess named Hannah, a daughter of Phanuel and of the tribe of Asher. She was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband for seven years after marriage, ³⁷ And then a widow, till she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.

¹⁰ To those who are married my direction is-yet it is not mine, but the Master's-that a woman is not to leave her husband ¹¹ (If she has done so, let her remain as she is, or else be reconciled to her husband) and also that a man is not to divorce his wife.

³⁹ A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry any one she wishes, provided he is a believer. ⁴⁰ Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is-in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

² The Presiding-Officer should be a man of blameless character; a faithful husband; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skillful teacher,

¹² Assistant-Officers should be faithful husbands, and men who rule their children and their households well.

³ Show consideration for widows--I mean those who are really widowed. ⁴ but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God's sight.

¹¹ But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,

¹⁴ Therefore I advise young widows to marry, bear children, and attend to their homes, and so avoid giving the enemy an opportunity for scandal.