1 TIMOTHY 5:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;”
But refuse to enroll younger widows; for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they want to marry — the exclusion of younger widows (neōteroi chērai) rests on realistic psychology: their epithymia (desire/passion) pulls them toward remarriage (androgamein). Youth combined with unmet needs creates vulnerability.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 5:11
Paul having discoursed much concerning widows, and having settled the age at which they were to be admitted, saying, “Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old,” and having described the qualifications of a widow, “If she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the Saints' feet,” proceeds now to say, “But the younger widows refuse.” But concerning virgins, though the case of their falling is a much more gross one,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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