(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);

They too must be put on probation; after that, if they are above reproach, they can serve as deacons.

So I prefer young widows to marry again, to bear children, to look after their households, and not to afford our opponents any chance of reviling us.

As it is, some widows have already turned after Satan. ??16 Any believer, man or woman, who has widowed relatives, must give them relief; the church is not to be burdened with them; she has to relieve the widows who really need relief.