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14 Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them. 15 For some widows[a] have already turned away to follow Satan. 16 If any woman[b] is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened, so it can help those widows who have no other family members to care for them.[c]

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  1. 1 Timothy 5:15 The Gk. lacks widows
  2. 1 Timothy 5:16 Other mss. read man or woman
  3. 1 Timothy 5:16 Lit. who are really widows