1 Timothy 5:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So here's what I think younger women should do: get married, have kids, take care of your home, and don't give anyone who's against us any reason to talk trash about how we live.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Live in a way that doesn't give your haters ammunition to use against you.

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