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1 Timothy 5:10-12
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1 Timothy 5:10-12
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10 She must be known for the good she has done: raising children, welcoming travelers into her home, serving the needs[a] of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good.
11 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. 12 Then they will be guilty of not doing what they first promised to do.
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- 1 Timothy 5:10 serving the needs Literally, “washing the feet,” a social custom of the first century, because people wore open sandals on very dusty roads.
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