But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for (A)members of his household, he has (B)denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (C)the wife of one husband,[a] 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has (D)shown hospitality, (E)has washed the feet of the saints, has (F)cared for the afflicted, and has (G)devoted herself to every good work.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man

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