For some are already turned aside after Satan. That is, some young widows. The meaning is, that in the respects above mentioned ([Referenc…

For some are already turned aside.—It was probably the backsliding of these “nameless” ones that was the immediate occasion for these dire…

In view of these dangers, Paul advises “younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes,” in order that they may “give the enemy n…

For some have already turned aside. It is certain that there is no ordinance so holy that some evil may not arise from it through the wick…

For some are already turned aside after Satan .
] Meaning some of those younger widows, whom the apostle knew, and h…

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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