1 Timothy 5:5
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.”1 Timothy 5:5
What Does 1 Timothy 5:5 Mean?
1 Timothy 5:5 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 5, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 5:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 2:37“And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”Luke 18:7“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”1 Corinthians 7:32“But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:”1 Timothy 2:1“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”1 Timothy 5:3“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”Psalms 27:4“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”1 Peter 3:5“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”Luke 18:1“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”1 Timothy 5:16“If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.”Titus 2:3“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”Exodus 38:8“And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”Psalms 91:4“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”Jeremiah 49:11“Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.”Acts 26:7“Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.”Galatians 4:27“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”1 Thessalonians 2:9“For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.”Ruth 2:12“The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.”Nehemiah 1:6“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.”Ephesians 6:18“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”Isaiah 3:26“And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.”
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