9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, 10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
1 Timothy 5:9–10
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1 Timothy 5:2–4
2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 3 Honor the widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is ple…
Luke 2:36–38
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Titus 2:4–6
4 In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited. 6 In the same way, urge the you…
1 Timothy 2:9–11
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1 Timothy 5:15–17
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Proverbs 31:26–28
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Judith 8:7–9
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Titus 1:5–7
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