1 Timothy 5:13 meaning and explanation
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.
1 Timothy 5:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Timothy, his younger coworker in Ephesus, about how the church should care for widows. In the previous verses he advised against enrolling younger widows in the church's supported order, and here he gives a practical reason: with less to occupy them, some had learned idleness, drifting from house to house.
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