1 Timothy 5:9-12

English Standard Version

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] 10} and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has ^(B)shown hospitality, ^(C)has washed the feet of the saints, has ^(D)cared for the afflicted, and has ^(E)devoted herself to every good work. ¹¹ But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when ^(F)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry ¹² and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith.