'Widows' in the Bible
Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.
Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;
Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.
Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,
But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,
If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.
The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.