¹¹ But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when ^(A)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry

¹⁴ So I would have ^(A)younger widows marry, bear children, ^(B)manage their households, and ^(C)give the adversary no occasion for slander.

^5 (A)You have lived on the earth in luxury and ^(B)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in ^(C)a day of slaughter.

⁹ Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been ^(A)the wife of one husband,^[a]

^3 (A)who forbid marriage and ^(B)require abstinence from foods ^(C)that God created ^(D)to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

^39 (A)A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only ^(B)in the Lord. ⁴⁰ Yet ^(C)in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think ^(D)that I too have the Spirit of God.