¹⁴I will therefore ^fthat the younger women marry, bear children, ^gguide the house, ^hgive none ⁱoccasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. ¹⁵For some are already ^jturned aside after ^kSatan.

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fSo 1 Cor. 7. 9.
gSo Tit. 2. 5.
hComp. ch. 6. 1.
iSee Rom. 7. 8. Comp. Tit. 2. 8.
jSee ch. 1. 6.
kSee 1 Cor. 5. 5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. For some have already strayed after Satan.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us. For some have already turned away to follow Satan.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage a household, to give the adversary no opportunity for reproach. For already some have turned away and followed after Satan.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. For some are already turned aside after Satan.

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