1 Timothy 5:11
But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
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the younger.

1 Timothy 5:9, 14
A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, . . .

to wax.

Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked--becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Isaiah 3:16
The LORD says, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty--walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles--

Hosea 13:6
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud. As a result, they forgot Me.

James 5:5
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

2 Peter 2:18
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

they will.

1 Timothy 5:14
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, so they will not give the adversary an occasion for slander.

1 Timothy 4:3
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Corinthians 7:39, 40
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry

International Standard Version
But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry.

NET Bible
But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But avoid those widows who are younger, for these separate from The Messiah and seek to have a husband;
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