1 Timothy 5:7

1 Timothy 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
• New International Version (NIV)Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these things command, that they may be blameless.

Context of 1 Timothy 5:7

5Now a woman who is really a widow and has been left [entirely] alone [without adequate income] trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. 6Whereas she who lives for pleasure and self-indulgence is spiritually dead even while she still lives. Keep instructing [the people to do] these things as well, so that they may be blameless and beyond reproach. 8If anyone fails to provide for his own, and especially for those of his own family, he has denied the faith [by disregarding its precepts] and is worse than an unbeliever [who fulfills his obligation in these matters]. 9A widow is to be put on the list [to receive regular assistance] only if she is over sixty years of age, [having been] the wife of one man,

1 Timothy 5:7 word by word

καὶ ταῦτα παράγγελλε, ἵνα ἀνεπίλημπτοι ὦσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• give in chargeπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they may beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• blamelessἀνεπίληπτοςanepilēptos · irreproachableG423

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 5:7

• 1 Timothy 1:3As I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia, stay on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain individuals not to teach any different doctrines,
• 1 Timothy 4:11Keep commanding and teaching these things.
• 1 Timothy 6:17As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
• 2 Timothy 4:1I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That they may be blameless - Charge the whole Church to attend to these things, that they may be blameless. The words are not spoken of the widows only, but of the Church or its officers; it cannot be restricted to the widows, for the adjective is both of the masculine and feminine gender.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And these things give in charge - Announce, or declare these things, to wit, particularly respecting the duty of children to their widowed mothers, and the proper duty of those who are widows.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Honour widows that are widows indeed, relieve them, and maintain them. It is the duty of children, if their parents are in need, and they are able to relieve them, to do it to the utmost of their power. Widowhood is a desolate state; but let widows trust in the Lord, and continue in prayer. All who live in pleasure, are dead while they live, spiritually dead, dead in trespasses and sins. Alas, what numbers there are of this description among…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-16A widow without wealth or family was alone in a world that did not support her. The Christian community was expected to care for such widows among its members (see Deuteronomy 10:17–19; Isaiah 1:17; compare Acts 6:1–6; James 1:27). Some suggest this passage implies a religious order of widows in the first-century AD church at Ephesus. However, there is no obvious evidence of such an order, only of a ministry to help community members without financial…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. these things--just now spoken (1Ti 5:5, 6). that they may be blameless--namely, the widows supported by the Church.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 5:7

• Commandments
• Minister, Christian
• Women

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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