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NASB | Exodus 22:22 "You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 22:22 "You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child. |
Subject: what does the bible say about widows? |
Bible Note: Greetings Vintage68, Good question! 1 Timothy 5:3 says "Honor widows who are truly widows" - therefore, invest the church's resources into those widows who do not already have family to lean on. If a widow has family, then they should be ministering to the widows in need if they are not already, rather than the church's resources be unnecessarily burdened (1 Tim. 5:16). Other qualifications for the church to take leadership of the welfare of widows is that the widow be over the age of 60 (1 Tim. 5:9) and have a reputation for good works (1 Tim. 5:10). But any widow under the age of 60 is encouraged to marry again (1 Tim. 5:14). When I stated that "unmarried widows can be married again," I phrased that in such a way as to allow the state of a remarried widow. A remarried widow (now the wife of someone) can always say that she was, at one time, a widow, and perhaps still hold to the status that she is the widow of some gentleman (perhaps pointing out that status due to negotiations for property rights), even though now remarried. But yes, 1 Cor. 7:8-9 and 1 Tim. 5:14 stress the possibility that a married woman who saw her spouse die could be married again, and this possibility that is pointed out in scripture is separate from the overall instructions given to the church in 1 Tim. 5, since it is clear that those instructions are for widows who are not married, have no hope of being married again, and have no other help but the church. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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