Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
The younger
To wax
They will
General references
Bible References
The younger
1 Timothy 5:9
A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one husband,
To wax
James 5:5
You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.
They will
1 Timothy 5:14
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their homes, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach.
1 Timothy 4:3
who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
General references
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."