16 If any woman who is a believer (A)has dependent widows, she must (B)assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are actually (C)widows.

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16 If any woman[a] is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened, so it can help those widows who have no other family members to care for them.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:16 Other mss. read man or woman
  2. 1 Timothy 5:16 Lit. who are really widows