1 Timothy 5:3

Which verses does 1 Timothy 5:3 point to?

The 20 strongest of 27, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Deuteronomy 27:1910 votes

   ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

2. Deuteronomy 10:186 votes

   He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

3. Deuteronomy 14:296 votes

   Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.

4. Acts 6:16 votes

   In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

5. Exodus 20:124 votes

   Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

6. Deuteronomy 16:114 votes

   and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

7. Deuteronomy 16:144 votes

   And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

8. Psalm 68:54 votes

   A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

9. Psalm 146:94 votes

   The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

10. Matthew 15:64 votes

    he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

11. 1 Thessalonians 2:64 votes
12. 1 Timothy 5:4–54 votes

    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

13. 1 Timothy 5:16–174 votes

    If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need. Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

14. 1 Peter 2:174 votes
15. Job 29:133 votes
16. Job 31:163 votes
17. Psalm 94:63 votes
18. Jeremiah 49:113 votes
19. Matthew 23:133 votes
20. Luke 2:373 votes

    and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 5:3?

Ranked by reader votes.

• 1 Timothy 5:5 9
• John 19:27 8
• 1 Timothy 5:16 8
• John 8:31 4
• 1 Timothy 5:2 3
• 1 Timothy 5:17 3
• Matthew 15:6 2
• Acts 28:10 2
• 1 Timothy 5:9 2