1 Timothy 5:7-13

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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.