2018-07-03 13:39:33 +00:00
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# But she who is a real widow, who is left all alone
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2018-07-03 13:39:33 +00:00
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"But one who is truly a widow, who has no family"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2018-08-09 14:26:26 +00:00
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# has set her hope in God
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2023-08-07 16:00:32 +00:00
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"confidently expects that God will do what he promised to do" or "fully trusts in God"
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2018-08-09 14:26:26 +00:00
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2019-10-10 19:21:02 +00:00
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# continues in offering earnest appeals and prayers
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2018-07-03 13:39:33 +00:00
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"continues to make requests and prayers"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2019-10-10 19:21:02 +00:00
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# offering earnest appeals and prayers
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2023-08-07 16:00:32 +00:00
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These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them together to emphasize how much these widows pray.
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2018-07-03 13:39:33 +00:00
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# night and day
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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2023-08-07 16:00:32 +00:00
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"all the time"
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2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
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