To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.