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But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own,[a] has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day. But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even[b] while she lives. Reinforce[c] these commands,[d] so that they will be beyond reproach.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:5 tn Or “left all alone.”
  2. 1 Timothy 5:6 tn For “is dead even” the Greek text reads “has died.”
  3. 1 Timothy 5:7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  4. 1 Timothy 5:7 tn Grk “and command these things.”