1 Timothy 5:11

But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

In Context

10and be well spoken of for her kind actions. She should have brought up children, have shown hospitality to strangers, have washed the feet of her fellow Christians, have relieved those who were in distress, and devoted herself to every kind of good action.

12and so they bring condemnation upon themselves for having broken their previous promise.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry any one she wishes, provided he is a believer.

1 Timothy 5:9A widow, when her name is added to the list, should not be less than sixty years old; she should have been a faithful wife,

James 5:5You have lived on earth a life of extravagance and luxury; you have indulged your fancies in a time of bloodshed.

Revelation 18:7for her self-glorification and her luxury, give her now an equal measure of torture and misery. In her heart she says ‘I sit here a queen; no widow am I; I shall never know misery.’

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 5:4-17

Directions Concerning Widows. ( a. d. 64.) 3 Honour widows that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 8 But if any provide not… Read the whole commentary →

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