1 Timothy 5:5-9
1 Timothy 5:5
Now she who is actually a widow and has been left alone has set her hope on God, and she continues in requests and prayers night and day.
1 Timothy 5:6
But she who indulges herself in luxury is dead, even while she lives.
1 Timothy 5:7
Give these instructions as well, so that they may be above reproach.
1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:9
A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,