8. But if someone does not provide for his own relatives, and especially the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9. Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one husband,
10. being well-attested by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has helped those who are oppressed, if she has devoted herself to every good work.
11. But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,
12. thus incurring condemnation because they have broken their former pledge.
13. And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things that are not necessary.
14. Therefore I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach.
15. For already some have turned away and followed after Satan.
16. If any believing woman has widows, she must help them, and the church must not be burdened, in order that it may help those who are truly widows.
17. The elders who lead well must be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor by speaking and teaching.