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.

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man

A widow may be put on the widows’[a] list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband.[b] 10 She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints’ feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:9 The Gk. lacks widows’
  2. 1 Timothy 5:9 Or devoted to her husband; lit. a woman of one man