“But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Timothy 5 contains 25 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.