1 Timothy 5:5

King James Version (KJV)

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

Translations

1 Timothy 5:5 - Amplified Bible

Now [a woman] who is a real widow and is left entirely alone {and} desolate has fixed her hope on God and perseveres in supplications and prayers night and day,

1 Timothy 5:5 - American Standard Version

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

1 Timothy 5:5 - Bible in Basic English

Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

1 Timothy 5:5 - Darby Bible

Now she who [is] a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put [her] hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

1 Timothy 5:5 - English Standard Version

She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,

1 Timothy 5:5 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero la que en verdad es viuda y se ha quedado sola, tiene puesta su esperanza en Dios y continùa en sùplicas y oraciones noche y dìa.

1 Timothy 5:5 - The Message

1 Timothy 5:5 - New American Standard Bible

Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.

1 Timothy 5:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Sin embargo la que en verdad es viuda y se ha quedado sola, tiene puesta su esperanza en Dios y continùa en sùplicas y oraciones noche y dìa.

1 Timothy 5:5 - World English Bible

Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

1 Timothy 5:5 - Young's Living Translation

And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

1 Timothy 5:5 - Additional Comments

Which widows are "really a widow"? They are the ones who are "left alone". See also vs 16. These are widows in need who have no family to take care of them. See vs 8. We are compelled by God to take care of widows who have no others to care for them.
In Jer 49:11 widows are encouraged to trust in God. Here we see her trusting in God, with prayers day and night. So much of the work of Christ is sustained by the regular prayers of saintly widows. Thank God for them!
Some widows may think when their husband dies that their life is essentially over. But what we see here is that a significant new purpose for their life has begun, in regular prayers for the saints.

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