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Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old and has been married only once;[a] 10 she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.(A)

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  1. 5.9 Gk the wife of one husband

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