12 Having damnation, because they have broken the first faith.

13 [a]And likewise also being idle they learn to go about from house to house: yea they are not only idle, but also prattlers and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely.

14 [b]I will therefore that the younger women marry, and bear children, and govern the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:13 Another reason: because they are for the most part prattlers and busybodies, and gadders up and down, neglecting their charge and duty.
  2. 1 Timothy 5:14 The fifth rule: Let younger widows marry and govern their houses godly.

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