1 Timotius 5:3

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

1 Timotius 5:5

5:5 But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, ³  has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

1 Timotius 5:16

5:16 If a believing woman ⁴  has widows in her family, ⁵  let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need. ⁶ 

[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.”

[5:5]  ³ tn Or “left all alone.”

[5:16]  ⁴ tc Most witnesses (D Ψ Ï sy) have πιστὸς ἤ (pisto" h) before πιστή (pisth), with the resultant meaning “if a believing man or woman.” But such looks to be a motivated reading, perhaps to bring some parity to the responsibilities of men and women listed here, and as a way of harmonizing with v. 4. Further, most of the earliest and best witnesses (א A C F G P 048 33 81 1175 1739 1881 co) lack the πιστὸς ἤ, strengthening the preference for the shorter reading.

[5:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “has widows.”

[5:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “the real widows,” “those who are really widows.”