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1 Timothy 5

1RebukenotanelderΠρεσβυτέρῳPresbuterōG4245,butexhortπαρακάλειparakaleiG3870himasafatherπατέρα,pateraG3962;theyoungermenasbrethren:

2theelderπρεσβυτέραςpresbuterasG4245womenasmothersμητέρας,mēterasG3384;theyoungerassistersἀδελφὰςadelphasG79,inallpurityἁγνείᾳ.hagneiaG47.

3HonorτίμαtimaG5091widowsχήραςchērasG5503thatarewidowsχήρας.chērasG5503indeedG3689.

4ButifanywidowχήραchēraG5503hathchildrenG5043orgrandchildren,letthemlearnμανθανέτωσανmanthanetōsanG3129firsttoshowpietytowardstheirownἴδιονidionG2398family,andtorequitetheirparents:forthisisG1510acceptableinthesightofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5NowδὲdeG1161shethatisawidowχήραchēraG5503indeed,anddesolate, hathherhopeἤλπικενēlpikenG1679setonGodθεὸνtheonG2316,andcontinuethinsupplicationsandprayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571anddayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.

6Butshethatgivethherselftopleasureisdeadwhileshe liveth.

7ThesethingsταῦταtautaG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532commandπαράγγελλε,parangelleG3853,thattheymaybeὦσιν.¶ōsinG1510withoutreproachἀνεπίλημπτοιanepilēmptoiG423.

8ButifanyprovidethnotforhisownἰδίωνidiōnG2398,andspeciallyhisownG2398householdοἰκείωνoikeiōnG3609,hehathdeniedG720thefaithπίστινpistinG4102,andisG1510worsethananunbelieverἀπίστουapistouG571.

9LetnonebeenrolledasawidowχήραchēraG5503under threescoreyearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old, havingbeenthewifeγυνή,gunēG1135ofoneἑνὸςhenosG1520manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,

10wellreportedofforgoodἀγαθῷagathōG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041;ifshehathbroughtupchildren,ifshehath usedhospitalitytostrangers,ifshehathwashedἔνιψεν,enipsenG3538thesaints’ἁγίωνhagiōnG40feetG4228,ifshehath relievedtheafflicted,ifshehath diligentlyfollowedeverygoodG18workἔργῳergōG2041.

11ButyoungerwidowsχήραςchērasG5503refuseπαραιτοῦ·paraitouG3868:forwhenὅτανhotanG3752theyhavewaxed wanton againstChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theydesireθέλουσινthelousinG2309tomarryγαμεῖνgameinG1060;

12havingcondemnationG2917,becausetheyhaverejectedG114theirfirstπρώτηνprōtēnG4413pledge.

13AndwithaltheylearnμανθάνουσινmanthanousinG3129alsoG2532tobeidleἀργαὶargaiG692, goingaboutfromhouseοἰκίας.oikiasG3614tohouseG3614;andnotonlyG3440idleἀργαί,argaiG692,buttattlersalsoG2532andbusybodies,speakingλαλοῦσαιlalousaiG2980thingswhichtheyoughtG1163not.

14IdesirethereforeοὖνounG3767thattheyoungerwidowsmarryγαμεῖν,gameinG1060,bearchildren, rulethehousehold,giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325nooccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874totheadversaryforreviling:

15foralreadyἤδηēdēG2235someareturnedG1624asideἐξετράπησανexetrapēsanG1624afterSatanσατανᾶ.satanaG4567.

16Ifanywomanthatbelieveth hathwidowsχήρας,chērasG5503,letherrelievethem,andletnotthechurchἐκκλησία,ekklēsiaG1577beburdenedβαρείσθωbareisthōG916;thatitmayrelievethemthatarewidowsχήραιςchēraisG5503indeed.

17LettheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245thatrulewellκαλῶςkalōsG2573becountedG515worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515ofdoubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thosewholaborG2872inthewordλόγῳlogōG3056andinteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18Forthescriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saith, Thou shaltnotmuzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392theoxβοῦνbounG1016whenhetreadeth outthecorn.And,ThelaborerisworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofhishire.

19AgainstanelderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858notanaccusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724,exceptatthemouthoftwoδύοduoG1417orthreeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesG3144.

20ThemthatsinG264reproveinthesightofall,thattherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532maybeinfearφόβονphobonG5401.

21IchargetheeinthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andtheelectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,thatthouobservethesethingsταῦταtautaG3778withoutprejudice,doingnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367bypartiality.

22LayhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495hastilyonnoman,neitherbepartakerofotherἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245men’ssinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266:keepτήρει.tēreiG5083thyselfpureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23BenoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371adrinkerofwater,butuseχρῶchrōG5530alittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631forthy stomach’ssakeG1223andthineoftenG4437infirmitiesG769.

24Somemen’sG444sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266areG1510evidentG4271,goingG4254beforeuntojudgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;andsomemenG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532theyfollowafter.

25InlikemanneralsoG2532therearegoodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041thatareevidentπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271;andsuchasareotherwisecannotbehidG2928.

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