1 Timothy 5:7

Contextual Overview

³ Take care of widows who really need help. ³ Honor widows who are real widows. ³ Honoure widdowes which are true wyddowes. ³ Honor widows who are widows indeed. ³ Honor widows who are actually widows; ³ Take care of widows who are truly widows. ³ Honor widows that are widows indeed. ³ Honor widows that are widows indeed. ³ Honor widows who are truly widows. ³ Honor widows who are widows indeed.

Bible Verse Review
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1 Timothy 1:3, 1 Timothy 4:11, 1 Timothy 6:17, 2 Timothy 4:1, Titus 1:13, Titus 2:15

Reciprocal: Philippians 2:15 - blameless 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - charged 1 Thessalonians 5:27 - I charge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these things give in charge,.... Concerning rebuking persons of a different age and sex, and concerning the maintenance of widows; and particularly that children provide for their parents when helpless; and that widows trust in God, and give themselves to prayer and supplication, and not live in sin:

that they may be blameless; before men, and in the view of the world, and not be chargeable with any notorious crime; though none are without blame in themselves, and before God, but as considered in Christ Jesus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And these things give in charge - Announce, or declare these things, to wit, particularly respecting the duty of children to their widowed mothers, and the proper duty of those who are widows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. That they may be blameless. — Charge the whole Church to attend to these things, that they may be blameless. The words are not spoken of the widows only, but of the Church or its officers; it cannot be restricted to the widows, for the adjective ανεπιληπτοι is both of the masculine and feminine gender.