Bible in Basic English
"But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;"
— 1 Timothy 5:11, Bible in Basic English
“But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;”
“But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; ”
“But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;”
“But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,”
If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.
Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,
And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;
And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,