1 Timothy 5:11-16

English Standard Version

¹¹ But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when ^(A)their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry ¹² and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. ¹³ Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also ^(B)gossips and ^(C)busybodies, saying what they should not. ¹⁴ So I would have ^(D)younger widows marry, bear children, ^(E)manage their households, and ^(F)give the adversary no occasion for slander. ^15 (G)For some have already strayed after Satan. ¹⁶ If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those ^(H)who are truly widows.