1 Timothy 5
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1 Timothy 5:11-15

11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry

12and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith.

13Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

14So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

15For some have already strayed after Satan.

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