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Let none be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
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An Official Church Role
Commentators explain that the 'enrollment' was for an official list of widows supported by the church. This was not merely a charity roll, but a recognized group. In return for support, these women were expected to have a history of good works and likely served the church in some capacity, such as mentoring younger women, making this a formal role for older, godly women in the early church.
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1 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let not a widow be taken into the number. The marginal reading, chosen, expresses the sense of the Greek more accurately, but the…
Let none be enrolled as a widow (χηρα καταλεγεσθω). Present passive imperative of καταλεγω, old verb, to set down in an official l…
19th Century
Anglican
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old.—The question concerning the assistance to be provide…
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Having defined a real widow as one bereft of all relatives to take care of her, Paul now restricts the matter further by saying that no widow under…
16th Century
Protestant
Let a widow be chosen. He again points out what kind of widows should be taken under the care of the Church; and more clearly than he had …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let not a widow be taken into the number That is, of widows, to be maintained by the church; though some choose to u…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle taught that widows in the Church must be cared for. Here, he specifies which ones are to be supported.
