1 Timothy 5:13 reads, " And with this they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers, (and that's literally the word gossipers). And busybodies, speaking things that they ought not."
So he says these people you have to refuse because they don't have much to do, and if the church takes care of them, they're going to have a lot of idle time, and they're going to be going from house to house getting involved in conversations and gossip, and slander, and saying things against people that they shouldn't say.
1 Timothy 5:13 reads, " And with this they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers, (and that's literally the word gossipers). And busybodies, speaking things that they ought not."
So he says these people you have to refuse because they don't have much to do, and if the church takes care of them, they're going to have a lot of idle time, and they're going to be going from house to house getting involved in conversations and gossip, and slander, and saying things against people that they shouldn't say.
Blessings!
God bless,
RLW
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