13. Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
14. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
15. For some have already strayed after Satan.
16. If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.
17. Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.