1 Timothy 5:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Bible Comments

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

(9) The fourth rule: let none under sixty years old be taken into the number of widows, to serve the congregations or churches. And they must be those who are free from every reproach of immorality, and are well reported of, for their diligence, charity, and integrity.

(b) That has only ever had one husband at a time.

1 Timothy 5:9

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