1 Timothy 5:9 meaning and explanation
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
1 Timothy 5:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is instructing Timothy, his younger coworker in Ephesus, about how the church should care for widows. Verse 9 sets the qualifications for a widow to be officially enrolled, likely on a list of women supported by the congregation and given a recognized role of prayer and service.
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