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## be enrolled as a widow ##
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There seems to have been a list, written or not, of widows. The church met these women's needs for shelter, clothing, and food, and the women were expected to devote their lives to serving the church.
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## who is not younger in years than sixty ##
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Widows who were younger than sixty years old might get married again, but the church was to care for widows who were older than sixty.
## a wife of one husband ##
"a woman who was faithful to her husband"
## She must be known for good deeds ##
The phrases following this are examples of the kinds of good things a woman might be know for doing.
## washed the feet ##
"does common work to help." Washing the dirty feet of people who have been walking in the dirt and mud is a metonym or metaphor for meeting other people's needs and making life more enjoyable for them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]], [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
## saints ##
"God's holy people"
## has followed every good work ##
"is known for doing good works"