1 Timothy 5:2-16

2The elder womenG4245 asG5613 mothersG3384; the youngerG3501 asG5613 sistersG79, withG1722 allG3956 purityG47.

3HonourG5091 widowsG5503 that are widowsG5503 indeedG3689. 4ButG1161 if anyG1536 widowG5503 hathG2192 childrenG5043 orG2228 nephewsG1549, let them learnG3129 firstG4412 to show pietyG2151 at homeG2398G3624, andG2532 to repayG287G591 their parentsG4269: forG1063 thatG5124 isG2076 goodG2570 andG2532 acceptableG587 beforeG1799 GodG2316.1 5NowG1161 she that is a widowG5503 indeedG3689, andG2532 desolateG3443, trustethG1679 inG1909 GodG2316, andG2532 continuethG4357 in supplicationsG1162 andG2532 prayersG4335 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250. 6ButG1161 she that liveth in pleasureG4684 is deadG2348 while she livethG2198.2 7AndG2532 these thingsG5023 commandG3853, thatG2443 they may beG5600 blamelessG423. 8ButG1161 if anyG1536 providethG4306 notG3756 for his ownG2398, andG2532 especiallyG3122 for those of his own houseG3609, he hath deniedG720 the faithG4102, andG2532 isG2076 worse thanG5501 an infidelG571.3 9LetG2639 notG3361 a widowG5503 be taken into the numberG2639 underG1640 sixtyG1835 years oldG2094, having beenG1096 the wifeG1135 of oneG1520 manG435,4 10Well reported ofG3140 forG1722 goodG2570 worksG2041; ifG1487 she hath brought upG5044 children, ifG1487 she hath lodged strangersG3580, ifG1487 she hath washedG3538 the saintsG40’ feetG4228, ifG1487 she hath relievedG1884 the afflictedG2346, ifG1487 she hath diligently followedG1872 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041. 11ButG1161 the youngerG3501 widowsG5503 refuseG3868: forG1063 whenG3752 they have begun to grow wanton againstG2691 ChristG5547, they willG2309 marryG1060; 12HavingG2192 damnationG2917, becauseG3754 they have cast offG114 their firstG4413 faithG4102. 13AndG1161G2532 at the same timeG260 they learnG3129 to be idleG692, wandering aboutG4022 from house to houseG3614; andG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 idleG692, butG235 tattlersG5397 alsoG2532 andG2532 busybodiesG4021, speakingG2980 things whichG3588 they oughtG1163 notG3361. 14I willG1014 thereforeG3767 that the younger womenG3501 marryG1060, bear childrenG5041, rule the houseG3616, giveG1325 noG3367 occasionG874 to the adversaryG480 toG5484 speak reproachfullyG3059.5 15ForG1063 someG5100 areG1624 alreadyG2235 turned asideG1624 afterG3694 SatanG4567. 16If anyG1536 manG4103 orG2228 woman that believethG4103 hathG2192 widowsG5503, let them relieveG1884 themG846, andG2532 letG916 notG3361 the churchG1577 be chargedG916; thatG2443 it may relieveG1884 them that are widowsG5503 indeedG3689.