1 Timothy 5:3

5:3 Honor ¹  widows who are truly in need. ² 

1 Timothy 5:10

5:10 and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, ³  practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress – as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works. ⁴ 

1 Timothy 6:16

6:16 He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

[5:3]  ¹ sn The word honor here carries the double meaning of respect and financial support. This Greek word can imply both senses, and both are intended in this context.

[5:3]  ² tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”

[5:10]  ³ tn Grk “if she raised children.” The phrase “if she raised children” begins a series of conditional clauses running to the end of the verse. These provide specific examples of her good works (v. 10a).

[5:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “followed after every good work.”