Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
The verse belongs to the Bible's directions for relieving the poor, and in particular for the church's care of widows. Those directions are for the unfortunate and afflicted. Widows and orphans among God's people are not to be neglected. The limited resources belonging to them are not to be taken to sustain those who could sustain themselves by right action. Widows in the church are a blessing to the church because they test and develop the character of its members.
The verse belongs to the Bible's directions for relieving the poor, and in particular for the church's care of widows. Those directions are for the unfortunate and afflicted. Widows and orphans among God's people are not to be neglected. The limited resources belonging to them are not to be taken to sustain those who could sustain themselves by right action. Widows in the church are a blessing to the church because they test and develop the character of its members.