Bible verse
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
1 Timothy 5:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Timothy 5.
5 The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
6 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
7 Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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.
11 But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
12 and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
13 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
KJV
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
ASV
Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
ERV
Let none be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
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