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Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 1 Timothy 5:6

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1 Timothy5:6

6. she that liveth in pleasure--the opposite of such a widow as is described in 1Ti 5:5, and therefore one utterly undeserving of Church charity. The Greek expresses wanton prodigality and excess [Tittmann]. The root expresses weaving at a fast rate, and so lavish excess (see on Jas 5:5).

dead while she liveth--dead in the Spirit while alive in the flesh (Mt 8:22; Ep 5:14).

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