⁴ so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

¹⁴ So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, and manage their households, so as to give the adversary no occasion to revile us.^(A)

² to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

¹¹ But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,