1Tim 5:3 Honor Real Widows

2 views

Skip to first unread message

bcbs...@yahoo.com

unread,

Feb 18, 2026, 5:01:42 AMFeb 18

to Bcbsr

Honor Real Widows

1Tim 5:3 Honor widows who are really widows.

By "honor" Paul means to care for them as dependents, which is one reason why some widows are not reckoned widows in this context, as they may have sufficient resources of themselves despite not having a husband. The NIV accurately portrays the sense of this statement saying, "Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need."

Such widows and orphans are provided with special entitlements or recognition among God's people. Thus the Law of Moses states, "You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry; and My wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless." Ex 22:21-24

But while Paul is dealing with the subject of widows, and elsewhere orphans are reckoned in a similar category, there may in fact be other people, such as the physically disabled, of whom these ideas apply to as well.