5Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,G1969G3361G4245G235G3870G5613G3962G3501G5613G802older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.G4245G5613G3384G3501G5613G79G1722G3956G473Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.G5091G5503G5503G36894But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing in God's sight.G1161G1536G5503G2192G5043G2228G1549G3129G4412G2151G2398G3624G2532G287G591G4269G1063G5124G2076G2570G2532G587G1799G23165A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.G1161G5503G3689G2532G3443G1679G1909G2316G2532G4357G1162G2532G4335G3571G2532G22506But the self-indulgent widow is just as good as dead.5G1161G4684G2348G21987Continue to give these instructions, so that they may be blameless.G2532G5023G3853G2443G5600G4238If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.G1161G1536G4306G3756G2398G2532G3122G3609G720G4102G2532G2076G5501G5719A widow may be put on the widows' list if she is at least sixty years old and has been the wife of one husband.G2639G3361G5503G2639G1640G1835G2094G1096G1135G1520G43510She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.8G3140G1722G2570G2041G1487G5044G1487G3580G1487G3538G40G4228G1487G1884G2346G1487G1872G3956G18G204111But do not include younger widows on your list. For whenever their natural desires cause them to lose their devotion to the Messiah, they want to remarry.G1161G3501G5503G3868G1063G3752G2691G5547G2309G106012They receive condemnation because they have set aside their prior commitment to the Messiah.G2192G2917G3754G114G4413G410213At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.G1161G2532G260G3129G692G4022G3614G1161G3756G3440G692G235G5397G2532G2532G4021G2980G3588G1163G336114Therefore, I want younger widows to remarry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.G1014G3767G3501G1060G5041G3616G1325G3367G874G480G5484G305915For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan.G1063G5100G1624G2235G1624G3694G456716If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. The church should not be burdened, so it can help those widows who have no other family members to care for them.G1536G4103G2228G4103G2192G5503G1884G846G2532G916G3361G1577G916G2443G1884G5503G3689
Elders and Their Duties
17Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.G515G4245G4291G2573G515G1362G5092G3122G2872G1722G3056G2532G131918For the Scripture says, "You must not muzzle an ox while it is treading out grain," and "A worker deserves his pay."G1063G1124G3004G5392G3756G5392G1016G248G2532G2040G514G846G340819Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported "by two or three witnesses."G2596G4245G3858G3361G2724G1508G1622G1909G1417G2228G5140G314420As for those who keep on sinning, rebuke them in front of everyone so that the rest will also be afraid.G264G1651G1799G3956G2443G3062G2532G2192G540121With God as my witness, as well as the Messiah Jesus and the chosen angels, I solemnly call on you to carry out these instructions without prejudice, doing nothing on the basis of partiality.G1263G1799G2316G2532G2962G2424G5547G2532G1588G32G2443G5442G5023G5565G4299G4160G3367G2596G434622Do not ordain anyone hastily. Do not participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.G2007G5495G5030G2007G3367G3366G2841G245G266G5083G4572G5323Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine for your stomach because of your frequent illnesses.520G5202G3371G5202G235G5530G3641G3631G1223G4675G4751G2532G4675G4437G76924The sins of some people are obvious, leading them to judgment. The sins of others follow them there.G5100G444G266G1526G4271G4254G1519G2920G1161G2532G5100G187225In the same way, good actions are obvious, and those that are not cannot remain hidden.G5615G2532G2570G2041G2076G4271G2532G2192G247G3756G1410G2928
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