Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (A)the wife of one husband,[a] 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has (B)shown hospitality, (C)has washed the feet of the saints, has (D)cared for the afflicted, and has (E)devoted herself to every good work. 11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when (F)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man

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