1 Timothy 5:9

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⁹Let a widow be put on the list if she^* is not less than sixty years old, the wife of one husband,

*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as conditional

Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,

No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,

No widow is to be enrolled on the list for support unless she is at least sixty years old, has been the wife of one husband,

A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

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