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# But as for younger widows, refuse to enroll them in the list
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"But do not include younger widows in the list." The list was of widows aged 60 years and older whom the Christian community would help.
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# For when they give in to bodily desires against Christ, they want to marry
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"For when they prefer to fulfill their sensual desires and get married, they go against their promise to serve Christ as widows"
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# revoke their first commitment
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"do not keep their prior commitment" or "do not do what they promised before to do"
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# commitment
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The commitment of the widows was their agreement to serve the Christian community for the rest of their lives if the community would supply the widows' needs.
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# become accustomed to being lazy
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"get into the habit of doing nothing"
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# gossips
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These are people who talk about other people's private lives.
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# busybodies
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These are people who interfere in other people's lives.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gossip]] |