1 Timothy 5:2-16

2olderG4245 women asG5613 mothersG3384, and youngerG3501 women asG5613 sistersG79, withG1722 absoluteG3956 purityG47.

3HonorG5091 the widowsG5503 whoG3588 are trulyG3689 widowsG5503. 4ButG1161 ifG1487 aG5100 widowG5503 hasG2192 childrenG5043 orG2228 grandchildrenG1549, they must first learnG3129G4412 to show godlinessG2151 toG3588 their ownG2398 familyG3624 andG2532 repayG591G287 their parentsG4269, forG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 pleasingG587 in the sight ofG1799 GodG2316.

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The widow whoG3588 is trulyG3689 in need andG2532 left all aloneG3443 puts her hopeG1679 inG1909 GodG2316 andG2532 continuesG4357 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 inG3588 her petitionsG1162 andG2532 prayersG4335. 6ButG1161 she whoG3588 lives for pleasureG4684 is deadG2348 even while she is still aliveG2198.

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Give these instructionsG3853G3778 to the believers, so thatG2443 they will beG1510 above reproachG423. 8IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not provide forG3756G4306 his ownG2398, andG2532 especiallyG3122 his own householdG3609, he has deniedG720 theG3588 faithG4102 andG2532 isG1510 worse thanG5501 an unbelieverG571.

9A widowG5503 should be enrolledG2639 if she isG1096 at least sixtyG1835 yearsG2094 old, faithfulG1135G1520 to her husbandG435, 10and well knownG3140 forG1722 goodG2570 deedsG2041 such as bringing up childrenG5044, entertaining strangersG3580, washingG3538 the feetG4228 of the saintsG40, imparting reliefG1884 to the afflictedG2346, and devoting herself toG1872 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041.

11ButG1161 refuseG3868 to enroll youngerG3501 widowsG5503. ForG1063 whenG3752 their passions draw them awayG2691 from ChristG5547, they will wantG2309 to marryG1060, 12and thus will incurG2192 judgmentG2917 becauseG3754 they are setting asideG114 their firstG4413 faithG4102. 13At the same timeG260 they will also learnG2532G3129 to be idleG692, going fromG4022 house to houseG3614 and beingG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 idleG692, butG235 alsoG2532 gossipsG5397 andG2532 busybodiesG4021, discussingG2980 thingsG3588 they shouldG1163 notG3361 mention.

14SoG3767 I adviseG1014 the youngerG3501 widows to marryG1060, have childrenG5041, and manage their householdsG3616, denyingG1325G3367 theG3588 adversaryG480 occasionG874 forG5484 slanderG3059. 15ForG1063 someG5100 have already turned asideG2235G1624 to followG3694 SatanG4567.

16IfG1487 anyG5100 believingG4103 woman hasG2192 dependent widowsG5503, she must assistG1884 themG846 andG2532 notG3361 allow theG3588 churchG1577 to be burdenedG916, so thatG2443 it can helpG1884 theG3588 widowsG5503 who are trulyG3689 in need.