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10 and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children,[a] practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress—as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.[b]

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:10 tn Grk “if she raised children.” The phrase “if she raised children” begins a series of conditional clauses running to the end of the verse. These provide specific examples of her good works (v. 10a).
  2. 1 Timothy 5:10 tn Grk “followed after every good work.”