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1 Timothy 5:11 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 5 · verse 11
But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;1 Timothy 5:11 · King James Version
1 Timothy 5:11 in context
9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
12Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.
13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- youngerneosrecently born, young, youthful, newG3501 →
- widowschēraa widow, metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the…G5503 →
- refuseparaiteomaito ask along side, beg to have near one, to obtain by entreaty, to beg from, to ask for…G3868 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- marrygameōto lead in marriage, take to wife, to get married, to marry, to give one s self in…G1060 →
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Directions are here given concerning the taking of widows into the number of those who were employed by the church and had maintenance from the church: Honour widows that are widows indeed. Honour them, that is, maintain them, admit them into office.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-16