• 1 Timothy 5:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 5 ἡ the δὲ but ὄντως essentially χήρα widow καὶ and μεμονωμένη having been left alone ἤλπικεν has hoped ἐπὶ upon τὸν the θεὸν God καὶ and προσμένει she is remaining toward ταῖς to the δεήσεσιν supplications καὶ and ταῖς to the προσευχαῖς prayers νυκτὸς of night καὶ and ἡμέρας· of day;

  • 1 Timothy 5:5
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 5 But she who is indeed a widow and is left alone Hath turned her hope towards God, And is giving attendance unto the supplications and the prayers night and day,—

  • 1 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 5:5

      continues in supplications and prayers night and day: Paul’s words regarding a widow who has “put her hope in God” are strikingly similar to Luke’s description of Anna the prophetess. That aged widow “was never missing from the temple, rendering sacred service night and day with fasting and supplications.” (Lu 2:36, 37) Likewise, Jesus praised “a needy widow” who had only “two small coins of very little value”; yet, she trusted in Jehovah so fully that she donated both coins to the temple in Jerusalem. (Lu 21:1-4; see study note on verse 4.) Paul’s words in this verse, as well as the mention of those women in the Gospels, reflect Jehovah’s high regard for Christian widows who show strong faith.