A widow is to be (A)put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been (B)the wife of one man, 10 having a reputation for (C)good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has (D)shown hospitality to strangers, if she (E)has washed the [a]saints’ feet, if she has (F)assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work. 11 But refuse to register younger widows, for when they feel (G)physical desires alienating them from Christ, they want to get married,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:10 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

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