1 Timothy 5:14

1 Timothy 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• New International Version (NIV)So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I desire that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:14

12and so they incur condemnation for having set aside their previous pledge. 13Now at the same time, they also learn to be idle as they go from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies [meddlers in things that do not concern them], talking about things they should not mention. So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander. 15Some [widows] have already turned away [from the faith] to follow Satan. 16If any believing woman has [dependent] widows [in her household], she must assist them [according to her ability]; and the church must not be burdened [with them], so that it may assist those who are truly widows [those who are all alone and are dependent].

1 Timothy 5:14 word by word

Βούλομαι οὖν νεωτέρας γαμεῖν, τεκνογονεῖν, οἰκοδεσποτεῖν, μηδεμίαν ἀφορμὴν διδόναι τῷ ἀντικειμένῳ λοιδορίας χάριν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·χάρινcharin · because ofG5484
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I willβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thatγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
• the younger womenνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• bear childrenτεκνογονέωteknogoneō · to have childrenG5041
• guide the houseοἰκοδεσποτέωoikodespoteō · to manage a houseG3616
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• noneμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• occasionἀφορμήaphormē · opportunityG874
• to the adversaryἀντίκειμαιantikeimai · be an opponentG480
• to speak reproachfullyλοιδορίαloidoria · revilingG3059

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:14

• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and disputing or quarreling or doubt [in their mind].
• 1 Timothy 5:11But refuse [to enroll the] younger widows, for when they feel their natural desires in disregard of Christ, they wish to marry again,
• 1 Timothy 4:3who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.
• 1 Corinthians 7:8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] as I am.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
• Genesis 18:6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, get ready three measures of fine meal, knead it and bake cakes.”
• Proverbs 14:1The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives], But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].
• Proverbs 31:27She looks well to how things go in her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness.
• 1 Timothy 6:1All who are under the yoke as bond-servants (slaves) are to regard their own masters as worthy of honor and respect so that the name of God and the teaching [about Him] will not be spoken against.
• 2 Samuel 12:14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have given [a great] opportunity to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme [Him], the son that is born to you shall certainly die.”
• Daniel 6:4Then the [other two] commissioners and the satraps began trying to find a reason to bring a complaint against Daniel concerning the [administration of the] kingdom; but they could find no reason for an accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was faithful [a man of high moral character and personal integrity], and no negligence or corruption [of any kind] was found in him.
• Romans 14:13Then let us not criticize one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block or a source of temptation in another believer’s way.
• 2 Corinthians 11:12But what I am doing I will keep doing, [for I am determined to keep this independence] in order to cut off the claim of those who want an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things they brag about.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted and reviled for [bearing] the name of Christ, you are blessed [happy, with life-joy and comfort in God’s salvation regardless of your circumstances], because the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you [and indwelling you—He whom they curse, you glorify].
• Luke 23:35Now the people stood by, watching; but even the rulers ridiculed and sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others [from death]; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) of God, His Chosen One.”

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I will therefore that the younger women marry - As the preceding discourse has been about the younger widows, and this is an inference from it; it is most evident that by the younger women the apostle means the young widows. These he considers unfit for the office of the female diaconate, and therefore wills them to marry, educate children, and give themselves wholly up to domestic affairs. Here the apostle, so far from forbidding second marriages…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will therefore - I give it as my opinion; or this is my counsel; compare notes, 1 Corinthians 7:6, 1 Corinthians 7:10, 1 Corinthians 7:40. That the younger women marry - The word “women” is not expressed or necessarily implied in the original - d neooteras - - and it is evident that the apostle here had particular reference to “widows,” and that the injunction should be understood as relating to them. We are not to suppose that he gives this as an…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 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. Those who would find mercy when they are in distress, must show mercy when they are in prosperity; and those who show most readiness for every good work, are most likely to be faithful in whatever is trusted to them. Those who are idle, very seldom are only idle, they make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Paul advises younger widows to marry again and to marry Christians (5:11–12; see also 2:15). denying the adversary occasion for slander: Their actions were harming their testimony for the good news about Jesus (see 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12; Titus 2:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. younger women--rather, as ellipsis ought to be supplied, "the younger widows," namely younger widows in general, as distinguished from the older widows taken on the roll of presbyteresses (1Ti 5:9). The "therefore" means seeing that young widows are exposed to such temptations, "I will," or "desire," &c. (1Ti 5:11-13). The precept here that they should marry again is not inconsistent with 1Co 7:40; for the circumstances of the two cases were distinct…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:14

• Commandments
• Marriage
• Minister, Christian
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Beforehand
• Deny
• Guide
• Marry
• Reproachfully
• Requite
• Reward
• Widows
• Wife
• House

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings