1 Timothy 5:9-11

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⁹To be added to your list of widows, a woman must be 60 years old or older. She must have been faithful to her husband.^[a] ¹⁰She must be known for the good she has done: raising children, welcoming travelers into her home, serving the needs^[b] of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good.

¹¹But don’t put younger widows on that list. When their strong physical needs pull them away from their commitment to Christ, they will want to marry again.

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Footnotes

1 Timothy 5:9 faithful to her husband Literally, “a woman of one man.”
1 Timothy 5:10 serving the needs Literally, “washing the feet,” a social custom of the first century, because people wore open sandals on very dusty roads.