Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageBut turn away younger widows from the roll — for when their desires draw them away from Christ, they want to remarry,
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GBut decline to enrol younger widows — for when their desires overpower their allegiance to HaMashiach, they want to marry,
KJV
King James VersionBut the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;
BSB
Berean Standard BibleBut refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
Footnotes
Katastrēniaō is a hapax legomenon — found nowhere else in all surviving Greek literature. It combines kata- (against) with strēniaō (to be wanton, sensually restless). The compound suggests desire rising up and overpowering a prior commitment — not merely a wish to remarry but an impulse that actively works against their pledge to Christ. The FOG renders it 'desires overpower allegiance' to catch this force; the FOG Message uses the softer 'draw them away' to focus on the directional pull.