1 Timothy 5:9-16

9A widowG5503 is to be 1putG2639 on the listG2639 only if she is not lessG1640 than sixtyG1835 yearsG2094 old, having been 2the wifeG1135 of oneG1520 manG435, 10havingG3140 a reputationG3140 for 3goodG2570 worksG2041; and ifG1487 she has broughtG5044 up childrenG5044, ifG1487 she has 4shownG3580 hospitalityG3580 to strangersG3580, ifG1487 she 5has washedG3538 the 6saints’G40 feetG4228, ifG1487 she has 7assistedG1884 those in distressG2346, and ifG1487 she has devotedG1872 herselfG1872 to everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041. 11But refuseG3868 to put youngerG3501 widowsG5503 on the list, for whenG3752 they feelG2691 8sensualG2691 desiresG2691 in disregardG2691 of ChristG5547, they wantG2309 to getG1060 marriedG1060, 12thus incurringG2192 condemnationG2917, becauseG3754 they have setG114 asideG114 their previousG4413 9pledgeG4102. 13At the sameG260 timeG260 they alsoG2532 learnG3129 to be idleG692, as they goG4022 aroundG4022 from houseG3614 to houseG3614; and not merelyG3441 idleG692, but alsoG2532 10gossipsG5397 and 11busybodiesG4021, talkingG2980 about 12thingsG1189 not properG1189 to mention. 14ThereforeG3767, I wantG1014 youngerG3501 widows to getG1060 13marriedG1060, bearG5041 childrenG5041, 14keepG3616 houseG3616, and 15giveG1325 the enemyG480 noG3367 occasionG874 for reproachG3059; 15for someG5100 16have alreadyG2235 turnedG1624 asideG1624 to followG3694 17SatanG4567. 16IfG1487 anyG5100 womanG5100 who is a believerG4103 18hasG2192 dependent widowsG5503, she must 19assistG1884 them and the churchG1577 must not be burdenedG916, soG2443 that it may assistG1884 thoseG3588 who are 20widowsG5503 indeedG3689.