2The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.
3Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.
4But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God.
5And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.
6But shee that liueth in pleasure, is dead, while shee liueth.
7These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.
8If there bee any that prouideth not for his owne, and namely for them of his housholde, hee denieth the faith, and is worse then an infidell.
9Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,