1 Timothy 5:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 And furthermore, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers but gossips and busybodies as well, talking about things that ought not to be mentioned.(A) 14 So I would like younger widows to marry, have children, and manage a home, so as to give the adversary no pretext for maligning us.(B) 15 For some have already turned away to follow Satan.
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