Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
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Interpretation
Every one brought into any office in the church, should be free from just censure; and many are proper objects of charity, yet ought not to be employed in public services.
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This thought runs through 1 Timothy 5:9-13.