1 Timothy 5:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

Reported

3 John 1:12

If she have brought

2 Timothy 1:5

2 Timothy 3:15

If she have lodged

Washed

Luke 7:38

John 13:5

If she have relieved

Acts 9:39

Bible References

Reported

He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.

You, brothers, must pick out from your number seven men of good standing, who are wise and full of the Spirit, and we will put them in charge of this matter,

They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."

There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the Law, highly respected by all the Jews who lived there,

Everybody testifies to Demetrius; the truth itself does; I testify to him too, and you know that my testimony to him is true.

If she have brought

of being reminded of your genuine faith, a faith that was seen first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice; I am sure it is in you also.

and how from childhood you have known the Scriptures which can give you the wisdom that through faith in Christ Jesus leads to salvation.

If she have lodged

One of our hearers was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods, from the town of Thyatira. She was a believer in God, and the Lord touched her heart, and led her to accept Paul's teaching.

Supply the needs of God's people, be unfailing in hospitality.

Do not forget to be hospitable to strangers, for by being so some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.

Be ungrudgingly hospitable to one another.

Washed

and came and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with her hair, and kissed them, and put the perfume on them.

Then he poured water into the basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, wiping them with the towel that was about his waist.

If she have relieved

Peter went with them at once. When he arrived, they took him up to the room and all the widows stood around him crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made when she was still with them.