5. But she who is truly a widow and is destitute, let her hope in God, and let her be urgent in supplications and prayers, night and day.
6. For she who is living in pleasures is dead, while living.
7. And give instruction in this, so that they may be beyond reproach.
8. But if anyone has no concern for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.
9. Let a widow be chosen who is no less than sixty years of age, who was the wife of one husband,
10. who has testimony of her good works: whether she has educated children, or has provided hospitality, or has washed the feet of the saints, or has ministered to those suffering tribulation, or has pursued any kind of good work.
11. But avoid the younger widows. For once they have flourished in Christ, they will want to marry,
12. resulting in damnation, because they have disregarded the primacy of faith.