1 Timothy 5:8-13

English Standard Version

⁸ But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for ^(A)members of his household, he has ^(B)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

⁹ Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been ^(C)the wife of one husband,^{[a] 10} and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has ^(D)shown hospitality, ^(E)has washed the feet of the saints, has ^(F)cared for the afflicted, and has ^(G)devoted herself to every good work. ¹¹ But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when ^(H)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry ¹² and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. ¹³ Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also ^(I)gossips and ^(J)busybodies, saying what they should not.