Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 5:5
American Standard Version
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Amplified® Bible
Now [a woman] who is a real widow and is left entirely alone {and} desolate has fixed her hope on God and perseveres in supplications and prayers night and day,
Contemporary English Version
A widow who is really in need is one who doesn't have any relatives. She has faith in God, and she keeps praying to him night and day, asking for his help.
Darby English Version
Now she who [is] a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put [her] hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
Good News Bible
A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day.
International Standard Version
A woman who is really a widow and is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.
King James Version
Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
New American Standard Bible
Now she who is a widow indeed and who has been left alone, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
New International Version
The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.
New King James Version
Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now she who has become widow indeed and who has become abandoned, has fixed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
Young's Literal Translation
And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,
