10 having a reputation for (A)good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has (B)shown hospitality to strangers, if she (C)has washed the [a]saints’ feet, if she has (D)assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work. 11 But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel (E)sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married, 12 thus incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their previous [b]pledge.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:10 Or holy ones
  2. 1 Timothy 5:12 Lit faith