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1 An elder shouldest thou not reprove, but beseech as a father; the younger as brethren; 2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity. 3 Honour widows, truly widows. 4 And if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious to their own house, and to return recompenses to their progenitors: for this is good and acceptable before God. 5 And she truly a widow, and forsaken, has hoped in God, and remains in supplications and prayers night and day. 1 Timothy 5:1-5, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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