<p>5:16 <em>If any woman that believes has widows in her family, let her help them and let not the church be burdened, so that it may help those that are indeed widows</em>- This appears to be a summary of the commands in this section about widows. But in some MSS, such as those followed here by the NEV, it seems specifically addressed to women. In this case, given our previous reconstructions, it would seem these young women were justifying the payment for their sexual services by saying they were being paid not only for their own widowhood but for their widowed mothers too.</p>