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But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

The younger

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Bible References

The younger

1 Timothy 5:9
No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

To wax

Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
Isaiah 3:16
The Lord says, "The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.
Hosea 13:6
When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!
James 5:5
You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
2 Peter 2:18
For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

They will

1 Timothy 5:14
So I want younger women to marry, raise children, and manage a household, in order to give the adversary no opportunity to vilify us.
1 Timothy 4:3
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).

General references

Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"

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