(A)Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for (B)members of his household, he has (C)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (D)the wife of one husband,[a]

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man

Give the people these instructions,(A) so that no one may be open to blame. Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(B) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,

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