Honour widows— To honour here, signifies not only to respect but maintain, as is evident from the context from 1 Timothy 5:17 and other passages of Scripture: "Respect and maintain the widows, who are (what that word imports) really χηρας, that is, bereaved and desolate."
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1 Timothy 5:3
3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.