And withal (αμα δε κα). See Phm 1:22 for this very phrase, "and at the same time also." Such young enrolled widows have other peri…

And withal. In addition to the prospect that they may marry again, there are other disadvantages that might follow from such an arrangemen…

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house.—The first fervor of their devotion and renunciatio…

Another risk with younger widows is that “they get into the habit of being idle” or inactive. Instead of working, they go from house to house as “g…

And not only so, but they grow idle. Nothing is more fitting for women than keeping the house; and for this reason, among the ancients, a …

And withal they learn to be idle
Being at ease, and without labour, living at the expense of the church: "wandering …

Everyone brought into any office in the church should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet should not be employed…

1. Previously, the Apostle taught that widows in the Church must be cared for. Here, he specifies which ones are to be supported.

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