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But the younger widows refuse, for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry,
But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;
But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again,
But refuse [to enroll on this list the] younger widows, for when they become restive and their natural desires grow strong, they withdraw themselves against Christ [and] wish to marry [again].
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry
But don’t accept younger widows for the list. When their physical desires distract them from Christ, they will want to get married.
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they begin to feel natural passions that alienate them from the Messiah, they want to get married.
Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ
But younger widows decline; for when they grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
But be declining younger widows. For when they grow-sensual against Christ, they want to marry—
But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry:
But don’t put younger widows on that list. When their strong physical needs pull them away from their commitment to Christ, they will want to marry again.
But do not put the names of younger widows on the list. They may decide to marry again, because they strongly want to have sex. Then they will no longer choose to serve Christ.
But do not put younger widows on the list, for when they have strong sensual desires that pull them away from Christ, they want to marry,
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
But refuse to enrol younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
But do not put younger widows on that list. After they give themselves to Christ, they are pulled away from him by their physical desires, and then they want to marry again.
But refuse the younger widows: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry.
Don’t include younger widows ⌞on your list⌟. Whenever their natural desires become stronger than their devotion to Christ, they’ll want to marry.
But do not include younger widows in the list; because when their desires make them want to marry, they turn away from Christ,
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry
But do not put younger widows on that list. After they give themselves to Christ, they are often pulled away from him by their physical desires. And then they want to marry again.
But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry.
3. Don’t put the younger widows on your list. My experience is that when their natural desires grow stronger than their spiritual devotion to Christ they want to marry again, thus proving themselves unfaithful to their first loyalty. Moreover, they get into habits of slackness by being so much in and out of other people’s houses. In fact they easily become worse than lazy, and degenerate into gossips and busybodies with dangerous tongues.
But the younger widows refuse, for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,
But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,
The younger widows should not become members of this special group because after a while they are likely to disregard their vow to Christ and marry again.
Don’t put young widows on this list. No sooner will they get on than they’ll want to get off, obsessed with wanting to get a husband rather than serving Christ in this way. By breaking their word, they’re liable to go from bad to worse, frittering away their days on empty talk, gossip, and trivialities. No, I’d rather the young widows go ahead and get married in the first place, have children, manage their homes, and not give critics any foothold for finding fault. Some of them have already left and gone after Satan.
But refuse the younger widows, for when their sensual desires have drawn them away from Christ, they want to marry,
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
Don’t include younger widows on your list. Whenever their natural desires become stronger than their devotion to Christ, they’ll want to marry.
But exclude younger widows, for when their sensuality estranges them from Christ, they want to marry
But refuse to register younger widows, for when they feel physical desires alienating them from Christ, they want to get married,
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,
However, refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions distract them from the service of Christ, they will want to marry again
But do not put younger widows on that list. After they give themselves to Christ, they are pulled away from him by their physical desires, and then they want to marry again.
But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,
Don’t put younger widows on that kind of list. They might want pleasure more than they want Christ. Then they would want to get married again.
As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
Do not write the names of younger women whose husbands have died together with the names of others who need help. They will turn away from Christ because of wanting to get married again.
The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry.
The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to grow wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then they want to marry,
But refuse to put younger widows on the list; for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,
But refuse to put younger widows on the list; for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,
But refuse to put younger widows on the list; for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when their sensual desires alienate them from Christ, they want to marry,
Refuse to register younger widows. When their desires become strong against the Messiah, you see, they will want to marry,
But younger almanot refuse, for, when they have ta’avah (lust), in disregard of Moshiach they want nissu’in (marriage, see v.9),
But refuse the younger widows. For when their desires begin to draw them away from Christ, they will marry,
But refuse to enrol younger widows; for when they grow wanton against Christ they desire to marry,
But refuse to enrol younger widows; for when they grow wanton against Christ they desire to marry,
But refuse younger widows; for when their sensual desires draw them away from the Messiah, they want to get married—
Don’t add younger women to the widow roll because when their desires for pleasure overtake them, they get careless in their devotion to the Anointed One. Their constant thoughts become, “I want to get married,”
But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
But do not choose young women. When they begin to love other things more than Christ, they will want to marry again.
But eschew younger widows; for when they have done lechery, they will be wedded in Christ, [Forsooth eschew younger widows; forsooth when they have done lechery in Christ, they will be wedded,]
and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,
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